Saving gracie: how one dog escaped the shadowy world of American puppy mills

A compelling true story of one dog's rescue from a Pennsylvania puppy mill. This touching narrative uses the poignant makeover of Gracie, a sickly CavalierKing Charles Spaniel, to tell the story of America's hidden puppy mills-commercial kennels that breed dogs in horrific living conditions and churn out often-diseased and emotionally damaged puppies for sale. Saving Gracie chronicles how one little dog is transformed from a bedraggled animal worn out from bearing puppies into a loving, healthy member of her new family; and how her owner, Linda Jackson, is changed from a person who barely tolerated dogs to a woman passionately determined not only to save Gracie'slife, but also to get the word out about the millions of American puppy mill dogs who need our help. A touching story of survival and redemption. Written by award-winning journalist Carol Bradley. Newsworthy issues call animal loversto action. Carol Bradley is a former newspaper reporter who studied Animal Law as a 2004 Nieman Fellow at Harvard. She spent twenty-six years covering the U. S. Congress and state legislatures in Tennessee and New York and writing features and investigative stories in Montana. This is her first book. INDICE: Preface. 1 Caged for Life. 2 "Check Out That Place". 3 A Breeder'sRise and Fall. 4 Orchestrating the Raid. 5 Filth and Fear. 6 Sorting the Dogs. 7 A Safe Place for Dog 132. 8 The Case Goes to Court. 9 Proving Cruelty. 10 The Breeder Appeals. 11 The Soft, Cool Feel of Grass. 12 Deciding on a Dog. 13Overwhelmed. 14 Too Scared to Play. 15 Learning to Trust. 16 Tackling the Puppy Mills. 17 A Bond Develops. 18 The Crackdown Begins. 19 Elsewhere, Suffering. 20 Two Lives Changed. Epilogue. Acknowledgments. Appendix: Finding the RightDog. Notes. Photo Credits. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-44758-1
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 10/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés