Rethinking rescue Dog Lady and the story of America's forgotten people and pets

"In Los Angeles's most underserved communities, Lori Weise is known as the Dog Lady, the woman who's spent decades caring for people in poverty and the animals that love them. Long before anyone else, Weise grasped that animal and human suffering are inextricably connected and created a new rescue n...

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Main Author: Mithers, Carol Lynn (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: California : Counterpoint, 2024.
Edition:First Counterpoint edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Girl, lost
  • The man in the cardboard box
  • Street families
  • The secret garden
  • The winds of Katrina
  • Get fixed or die tryin'
  • He will bite your ass and kill a man
  • Rescue conflicts, cons, and the lure of redemption porn
  • When a rescuer is a hoarder
  • Flipping the equation
  • The price of surrender
  • The right questions
  • We all need help sometimes
  • Coda. Forever home.