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Schenone, Laura, author.
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Fitzgibbon, Marion.
Dog rescue -- Ireland.
Greyhounds -- Ireland.
Animal rescue -- Ireland.
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The dogs of Avalon :...
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The dogs of Avalon : the race to save animals in peril / Laura Schenone.
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Schenone, Laura, author.
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Subjects
Fitzgibbon, Marion.
Dog rescue -- Ireland.
Greyhounds -- Ireland.
Animal rescue -- Ireland.
ISBN:
9780393073584 (hardcover)
0393073580 (hardcover)
Description:
x, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Wild, 1993 -- Gypsy dog, 2007 -- Domestic, 1945-65 -- The dogs of Limerick, 1965-80 -- Lily in the suburbs, 2007 -- Dignity, 2007 -- Celtic hounds -- Beverly, 1983-2001 -- A burning donkey, 1987 -- A grand scheme, 1994 -- Rising tide, 1994-96 -- Undercover, 1997-2001 -- Dominion -- And the sheep came too, 2008 -- Last race at Wonderland, 2009-10 -- Avalon -- Winners and losers -- Changes -- Miracle worker, 2013 -- Paradise is forever, 2015 -- Sanctuary 2016 -- Epilogue: Where they are today.
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"Greyhounds, bred to be the fastest racing dogs on earth, are streaks of lightning. Beautiful, astonishing creatures, countless numbers of them disappear each year once they can no longer compete and win. The Dogs of Avalon introduces us to the strong-willed Marion Fitzgibbon, born in rural Ireland, where animals are valued only for their utility. But Fitzgibbon believes that suffering is felt by all creatures, and she champions the cause of strays, baffling those around her--including her family--as she and a group of local women rescue any animal in need, embarking on increasingly risky missions. When Fitzgibbon becomes head of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and takes on the cause of the greyhound, she faces an entrenched racing industry protected by money and power. She joins forces with an American greyhound activist, a foxhunter's wife, a British aristocrat, and an influential German animal rescuer to create an international network to find these animals homes, confront the racing industry, and provide safe haven where animals can live in peace. The Dogs of Avalon brings forward the people on the other side of the track--Irish Travellers (a people whose Celtic history goes hack centuries), dogmen who hope to Win big--plus a host of animals on two continents: circus tigers in Ireland, wild monkeys in the Yucatan, dolphins in a marine animal park in Florida, and one very special Irish sight hound in New Jersey named Lily. In this potent David and Goliath story, Schenone's journey helps us understand our deep connection to animals and gives us inspiration in the form of the unforgettable Fitzgibbon, who grapples with compassion and activism and shows the difference we are all capable of making in the world."--Jacket.
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