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Dogland : a journey to the heart of America's dog problem / Jacki Skole.

by Skole, Jacki.

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Ashland Creek Press, c2015.

636.70832 S628d

Animal welfare.

Animal shelters.

9781618220387 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Dog land : a journey to the heart of America's dog problem

250 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Preface -- Ready or not . . . here she comes -- South paws in the North -- Property with a heartbeat -- Death-row dogs -- Never-ending flood of need -- If you build it, will they come? -- Pet deserts -- Dogs for dollars -- Teach the children -- Meeting Miss Daisy -- Afterword -- Appendix I: Rescue 101 -- Appendix II: Pay it forward.

Soon after Jacki Skole brought home an eight-week-old puppy from a New Jersey rescue organization, she wondered how such a young animal could have so many idiosyncrasies -- so she set out to find an answer. In this mix of memoir and investigative journalism, we follow Skole's journey as she traces the origins of her newest family member. She interviewed dozens who work in the world of animal rescue -- from shelter managers to animal rights activists -- taking readers from dilapidated county-run shelters in the South to strip malls in the Northeast where rescue groups seek homes for pets, and from rural and urban "vet deserts" to the very heart of the South's complex relationship with companion dogs. Amid the serious issues facing shelter dogs in America, Skole found tireless animal advocates and humble visionaries who believe their ideas and their passion can save canine lives throughout the South -- and the entire United States. Jacki Skole is a journalist living in New Jersey.

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