The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals in Peril

Schenone, Laura

ISBN 10: 0393073580 / ISBN 13: 9780393073584

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2017

Seller Inventory # 0393073580-3-37271017

Synopsis:

"This deeply affecting and vividly written account is at its heart an investigation into the systemic cruelty the racing Greyhound has suffered over the last 100 years...an exceptionally difficult read at times, but a necessary one." Book of the Year, Dogs Today

Greyhounds, streaks of lightning, were bred to be the fastest dogs on earth. Yet for decades tens of thousands were destroyed, abandoned and abused each year when they couldn't run fast enough. Scrappy Marion Fitzgibbon, whose empathy for animals made her relentless, became obsessed with saving these dogs despite the overwhelming power of dog-racing proponents when she became head of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Along with an American greyhound rescuer, a foxhunter's wife, a British Lady and a powerful German animal advocate, she fights to create a sanctuary and a paradise where animals heal and thrive. Their pioneering work is part of a global movement to close race tracks, including Massachusetts's Wonderland, and find homes for these gentle but misunderstood dogs.

In this David versus Goliath story (including the rescue of her own dog, Lily), Schenone takes us into a complex world of impassioned people who stood up for millions of animals.

About the Author: Laura Schenone is the author of the James Beard Award winning A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove and The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken. She lives in New Jersey with her family and dog Lily.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good