About John Brookland

John has recently published (2019) two new books. The first: There from the Start chronicles the hardships and dangers faced by his Grandfather and the war horses in his care during the Great War and the second: Animals in Trouble is a collection of true short stories about the author's experiences while rescuing animals while working for the R.S.P.C.A. Both books are of great interest to animal lovers. John also writes a regular blog and educational website on animal welfare and pet-keeping issues named Animal Rights & Wrongs UK (https://animarightsandwrongs.uk) which is well worth following if you are interested in animal welfare and rights.
He has always been passionate about animals,being more concerned about their health and well-being than any scientific or zoological interest and has unfortunately witnessed most of the horrors of animal cruelty and neglect there is to see.
He has had a varied forty-year career in animal welfare and veterinary care which has taken him as far afield as the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australasia, North and South America and Europe, and has also been a honorary consultant to the IUCN and CITES while working on a campaign to halt the trade in wild-caught animals for the pet trade. He is now retired and enjoys travelling the world with his partner to view wildlife and wild places.

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Trinidadian Dog Days Sep 22, 2014

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This is a travelogue, an adventure and a wildlife book all rolled into one.
Two twenty-one year old Englishmen are sent to Trinidad in 1972 by a strange religious sect to help the street dogs of Port-of-Spain and become involved in an escapade so bizarre you couldn't make it up.
They arrive at the end of a State of Emergency in a country split by political and economic unrest, with drugs and guns in their luggage, and no visas or work permits. Put up in a house of 'ill repute' and feted by the Mayor, who embroils them in his re-election, they soon become headline news and eventually upset the Government.
Meanwhile, unable to start the job they had been sent to do, they spend several adventurous months absorbing Trinidad life, and exploring the jungles and deserted beaches, experiencing wildlife encounters and near tragic situations in the process.

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When Cats Got Stuck Up Trees & Pigeons Fell Down Chimneys Jan 29, 2013

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1972: LATE EVENING, LONDON, ENGLAND.
A cat is stuck in a drainpipe in Soho; a dog is impaled on railings in St. James's Park; a deer is being swept along under Tower Bridge by the tide; a cat is in danger of falling from the top of one of the tallest trees in London; a dog has its paws trapped in an escalator at King's Cross Station: WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL?
Well, back then all Londoners called upon the expertise of the true fourth emergency at the time: the RSPCA London Night Emergency Service. This small specialist unit was based in Piccadilly and for nearly 50 years came to the aid of animals in distress all over Greater London.
This book will enthral you; make you laugh; amaze and inform you and give you an idea of what it is like working at the sharp end of animal welfare.
Accompany the author as he rushes across London attending exciting, bizarre and sometimes tragic incidents and meet the quirky and helpful characters who lend him a hand.
Experience the rescues first hand often alongside the London Fire Brigade and be humbled by the stoicism of the trapped and injured animals. Discover why animals got into trouble and learn how to handle and give first aid to them. Pay a nostalgic visit to 1970's London and the places and landmarks now long gone or changed beyond recognition.

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