From Publishers Weekly
Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney and Anita Roddick, CEO of the Body Shop, who has refused to test her cosmetic products on animals, are both interviewed in Speaking Out for Animals: True Stories about Real People Who Rescue Animals, a collection of pieces on animal rights activists collected from the magazine Animals' Agenda, edited by Kim W. Stallwood, with a foreword by Jane Goodall. This inspiring book features both people who have used their celebrity or economic clout to advocate for animals and private individuals from around the world who have made an effort, in their own small way, to save animals from harm or death.
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From Booklist
People who devote their lives to helping animals are a unique minority. While working for people-related causes is considered "politically correct," animal-rights and animal-welfare activists often find themselves defending their activities. The people interviewed and profiled here explain how they came to be involved in working for animals. They include well-known activists such as Paul McCartney and Peter Singer, as well as unknowns such as Sherry Schulueter, who is a member of the unique Abuse and Neglect Unit of the Broward County (Florida) Investigative Services Division, charged with investigating the abuse of animals and select human groups. In addition to these profiles, Stallwood includes the sad but ultimately uplifting stories of animals rescued from horrible lives or pending deaths. These are everyday people who go out of their way to volunteer their time--the unsung heroes, as Stallwood refers to them. The foreword is by Jane Goodall. Marlene Chamberlain
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