Overview
As pet rescue has increasingly become the thing to do,ā the book begins with a chapter on Recycled Companions: The Ultimate Earth-Friendly Act,ā in which the author discusses the many advantages of rescuing a pet from a shelter or rescue society. Pet food, another hot topic in the pet world, is the subject of Green Food,ā which includes a brief history of commercial food and the pluses and minuses of using natural, homemade, raw, and vegetarian diets for pets. The chapter Altered Statesā is devoted to the importance and health benefits of spaying and neutering pets. Buying and eating local, diminishing consumerism, organic materials, holistic pet care, and recycling are all discussed in terms of improving humansā and petsā lives and reducing waste on a community, national, and global level.
Printed with soy ink on recycled paper, Pets Gone Green presents the original artwork of New England painter and woodblock printmaker Willy Reddick. The book includes over 50 woodblock images of her beautiful peaceful animals, lending a down-home organic feel that is truly unique for a pet book.
The ultimate message of the book is summarized in the final chapter Animal Wisdom,ā in which Adamson focuses in on what our pets can teach us about the world around us through their natural instincts, simplicity, and view of the world. She concludes, animals are companions worthy of our respect, love, and care, and because they are so close to nature in ways we can only begin to comprehend, they are also the key to our salvation .Animals understand how to live lightly on the earth, and we can learn from them.ā Resources of animal welfare websites and agencies, green organizations, holistic resources, green product manufacturers, and green websites and publications included. Fully indexed.
This book title, Pets Gone Green (Live a More Eco-Conscious Life with Your Pets), ISBN: 9781593786465, by Eve Adamson, published by Fox Chapel Publishing (September 29, 2009) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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