Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives They Transform,   ISBN:9780306818424

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Thank you for witting this incredible, compassionate,loving book it has inspired me and if everyone would read it the world would be a better place. I have 3 dogs and a tortoise that I have rescued or as the book repeatedly shows they have rescued me.Thanks again I'm ready for volume 2 Ricardo

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Near the end of the movie, "Pretty Woman," there is a scene where a man, previously unscrupulous and afraid of heights, climbs a ladder to save a woman, previously a prostitute. The Richard Gere character, speaking through metaphor, asks about saving a princess to which the Julia Roberts character replies, "She rescues him right back."

This work, "Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives they Transform" by journalist Karin Winegar and photographer Judy Olausen reveals the interdependence of human and nonhuman animals upon each other in a way like the mutual salvation depicted in Pretty Woman.

Artfully, this team reveals through words mixed with images how humans can be physically and emotionally broken, and then transformed through complex and challenging, almost interventions, by two and four legged creatures. This team is able to go into the difficult territory of all types of cruelty toward innocent horses, dogs, cats, and birds, and show what human love can do to change these damaged and despairing lives. The photographs of these loving relationships, combined with the words that explain what they mean, are splendid.

In this book, Winegar and Olausen combine short vignettes and deeper, compelling stories that give us a sense of how humans and nonhumans serve each other. For me, the most compelling story was called "Drew's Eden." Winegar captured and gave dimension to this rough and tumble woman and determined owner of Hooved Animal Rescue.

Barbara J. Gislason, Esq.

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This amazing book truely moved me in a way that I have never felt before. It opened my eyes even further to what is going on in the world, and that there are people out there that share the same passion for animals and their well-being that you and I do. I hope that you pick up a copy to read for yourself, it is truly amazing and gratifying to read each individual story and explore the connections made between people and their beloved animals.

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The bond between pet and owner is a unique one not found elsewhere. "Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives They Transform" is a compilation of stories about animals who have been rescued from the brink of death and adopted into loving homes. Focusing on the human, feline, canine, and such emotional impact on all of the parties involved in this story, it's a heart-warming tale that pet owners will absolutely adore, and will make pet owners out of previously unconverted readers. "Saved" is inspirational, highly recommended.

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One of the first stories is about the animal hospice in the Maricopa sheriff's office of Joe Arpaio. Joe is known as
being extra hard on common criminals. To animals in distress, he is pussy cat. People forget how much Hitler loved dogs. Maybe someone will study why such people love animals and dislike people.