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Cat books for the holiday season

November 12, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

A Gift from Bob,  by James Bowen A sequel to the best seller, A Street Cat Named Bob,  which is now becoming a film starring Luke Treadaway and Ruta Gedmintas,  A Gift From Bob is about author James Bowen’s last days on the streets of London,  England,  scratching out a living for himself and Bob, […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Feral cats, Other cat topics Tagged With: Debra J. White, James Bowen, Nils Uddenberg

The Old Man and the Cat, by Nils Uddenberg

November 12, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Thomas Dunne Books,  c/o St. Martin’s Griffin (175 Fifth Ave.,  New York,  NY  10010),  2015.  164 pages,  hardcover.  $22.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White Retired psychology professor Nils Uddenberg was content with his retirement in Lund, Sweden.  But,  not long after returning home from a vacation with his wife,  Uddenberg noticed a stray cat staring […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Feral cats, Other cat topics Tagged With: Debra J. White, Nils Uddenberg

A Gift from Bob, by James Bowen

November 12, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

  St. Martin’s Press,  175 Fifth Ave.,  New York,  NY  10010,  2015.  171 pages,  hardcover.  $22.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White A sequel to the best seller, A Street Cat Named Bob (which I haven’t yet read),  which is now becoming a film starring Luke Treadaway and Ruta Gedmintas,  A Gift From Bob is about […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feral cats, Isles, United Kingdom Tagged With: Debra J. White, James Bowen

Lessons from Tara

July 27, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

by David Rosenfelt St. Martin’s Press (175 Fifth Ave.,  New York,  NY  10010),  2015.  227 pages, hardcover. $25.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White David Rosenfelt,  author of the Andy Carpenter crime mystery series,  and his wife Debbie have rehomed several thousand shelter dogs since forming the Tara Foundation in 1995,  named after Tara the golden retriever,  who […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Shelters, USA Tagged With: David Rosenfelt, Debra J. White, Tara Foundation

Last Chance Mustang, by Mitchell Bornstein

July 20, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

St. Martin’s Press (175 Fifth Ave.,  New York,  NY  10010),  2015. 300 pages, hardcover. $26.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White Chicago attorney and horse trainer Mitchell Bornstein has a history of handling difficult clients both in court and in the stable. Samson is perhaps his biggest challenge and reward. A survivor of a Bureau of […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Behavior, Book & film reviews, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Feral animals, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Debra J. White, Mitchell Bornstein

Lawyer for the Dog, a novel by Lee Robinson

July 9, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

St. Martin’s Press (c/o MacMillan,  175 Fifth Avenue,  New York,  NY  10010), 2015. 230 pages, hardcover. $24.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White Sally Baynard, a former public defender in Charleston, South Carolina, has represented drug dealers, rapists, thieves, murderers and more, but a dog? Never. A Schnauzer named Sherman is at the center of a […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Other dog topics Tagged With: Debra J. White

Old Dog Haven: every old dog has a story to tell

October 10, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

by Ardeth DeVries www.olddoghaven.org 192 pages, paperback. $19.95. Reviewed by Debra J. White Buy this book. I could not stop reading it. Each dog’s story captures the reader’s heart and never lets go. Founded in 2005 by Judith and Lee Piper, Old Dog Haven is a dog fostering network serving western Washington. A 501(c)( 3) […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals Tagged With: Ardeth Devries, Debra J. White, Judith Piper, Old Dogs Home

Against declawing: The Paw Project video

September 13, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

The Paw Project Inc. (POB 445, Santa Monica, CA 90406), 2012. 60 minutes. Available in multiple formats. $10.00 donation requested. Available c/o: http://www.pawprojectmovie.com/ Reviewed by Debra J. White The Paw Project video opens with mobile veterinarian Jennifer Conrad treating de-clawed captive wild cats such as pumas and tigers in southern California sanctuaries. The big cats’ […]

Filed Under: Behavior & health, Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats Tagged With: Debra J. White, Declawing, Jennifer Conrad

An Animal Shelter’s Guide to Fundraising

August 8, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

by Tim Crum Animal Shelter Fundraising (12425 West Bell Road,  Suite 117, Surprise AZ  85378), 2014. http://www.animalshelterguide.com/order-book.html 85 pages, paperback. $54.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White Animal shelters are a refuge for lost, homeless or abused animals,  but as author Tim Crum notes, they may not be proficient at raising money. Some employ a full-time […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Debra J. White, fundraising, Tim Crum

The Chain, by Robin Lamont

July 30, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Grayling Press, 2013.  240 pages, paperback. $4.99 Kindle, $12.95 paperback.  Reviewed by Debra J. White The Chain is a laudable but overly ambitious attempt to expose the horrors in slaughterhouses. Author Robin Lamont obviously did exhaustive and commendable research in order to describe in excruciating detail routine slaughterhouse operations that, if witnessed, might cause many […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals Tagged With: Debra J. White, Robin Lamont

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