The dogs of Avalon the race to save animals in peril
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,...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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 herincluding her familyas she and a group of local women rescue any animal in need and taking on increasingly risky missions. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780393073584 0393073580 |
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