| Where the Blind Horse Sings: Love and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary REV Edition Contributor(s): Stevens, Kathy (Author), Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602396698 ISBN-13: 9781602396692 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2009 Annotation: More than anything else, this is a book about love. Written by the founder of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, a haven for abused farm animals, this book depicts a world in which distinctions between 'human' and 'animal' are meaningless, a world where care and affection trump years of neglect and abuse. In this deeply moving and heartfelt book, you will hear about Dino, an old toothless pony who survived a fire and Cinnamon, a recent addition, who came, timid and thin, with a bullet hole in her left eye. Alongside these horses, roosters, pigs, sheep, rabbits, cows, and other animals is a staff of hilarious and always loving humans. Reading this book will profoundly-and joyously-change your life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Pets | Essays & Narratives - Pets | Horses - Pets | Cats - General |
| Dewey: 636.083 |
| LCCN: 2009024217 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6" W x 8.96" (0.82 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Animal lovers of every sort will find this a moving, amusing, sometimes disturbing, and finally joyous tribute to our four-legged (and winged) friends. More than anything else, this is a book about love. Written by the founder of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, a haven for abused farm animals, this book depicts a world in which distinctions between "human" and "animal" are meaningless, a world where care and affection trump years of neglect and abuse. You will hear deeply moving and heartfelt accounts of animals like Dino, an old toothless pony who survived a fire and became the first member of the CAS community, and Cinnamon, a recent addition, who arrived timid and thin, with a bullet hole in her left eye. You will meet Rambo, the sheep who informs the staff when an animal needs assistance; Babe, the 900-pound pig; Paulie, the former cockfighting rooster who eats lunch with the humans and accompanies the director around town on her errands; and dozens of other horses, ponies, cows, goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, rabbits, and a variety of birds, all larger than life. Side by side with them is a staff of hilarious, irreverent, but always loving humans, for whom every animal life--even that of an injured frog rushed to the vet for emergency surgery--has merit. These tales will profoundly--and joyously--change your life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stevens, Kathy: - Kathy Stevens in 2001, co-founded Catskill Animal Sanctuary, where her love of teaching, her belief that education has the power to transform, and her love of animals come together. Kathy is the author of Where the Blind Horse Sings and Animal Camp, two critically and popularly-acclaimed books about the work of Catskill, and a frequent contributor to books, podcasts, and articles on animal sentience, animal rights, and veganism. She takes her message of kindness to all beings and the urgent imperative of veganism to conferences and colleges in the US and Canada. Kathy lives on the grounds of Catskill in Saugerties, New York, with her dogs Chumbley and Scout, and kisses many critters every day. |