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The Dogs of Avalon

The Race to Save Animals in Peril

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The Dogs of Avalon

By: Laura Schenone
Narrated by: Esther Wane
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Greyhounds, streaks of lightning, were bred to be the fastest dogs on earth. Yet for decades, tens of thousands were destroyed, abandoned, and abused each year when they couldn't run fast enough. Scrappy Marion Fitzgibbon, whose empathy for animals made her relentless, became obsessed with saving these dogs - despite the overwhelming power of dog-racing proponents - when she became head of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Along with an American greyhound rescuer, a foxhunter's wife, a British Lady, and a powerful German animal advocate, she fights to create a sanctuary - and a paradise - where animals heal and thrive. Their pioneering work is part of a global movement to close racetracks, including Massachusetts' Wonderland, and find homes for these gentle but misunderstood dogs.

©2017 Laura Schenone (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Agricultural & Food Sciences Animal Husbandry Dogs Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Pets & Animal Care Science World
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a little confusing at times, as from several points of view, but these people deserve recognition for their amazing work.

beautiful but heartbreaking.

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