Great Sicilian Cat Rescue - One English Woman''s Mission to Save an Island''s Cats

Numerous visitors to Mediterranean countries have found their holiday punctuated by trips to feed hungry feral cats. Some try to save injured and sick felines. Not many have gone to the lengths of Jennifer Pulling with her one-woman campaign, Catsnip. Set against the beautiful and sinister backdrop of Sicily and its enigmatic people, the book charts Jennifer's journey as passionate defender of the island's often abused and ill-treated cats. With no previous experience, she raises funds and, organises teams of British, American and German vets to work in improvised and clandestine surgeries.

About the author

Jennifer Pulling is a writer, playwright, and journalist who has worked for the "Guardian "and the "Telegraph." Her plays include "End of Story "and "Swallow," and she is the author of "The Best of Taormina," " The Caring Trap," and "Feasting and Fasting."

Summary

Numerous visitors to Mediterranean countries have found their holiday punctuated by trips to feed hungry feral cats. On Jenny's voyage of discovery she encounters the wonderfully eccentric gattare (cat ladies) who devote their time to saving colonies of feral cats;

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Pulling, Pulling Jennifer
• Publisher: Blake publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9781784183783
• ISBN: 978-1-78418-378-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic; PETS / Cats / General, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Italy, Travel writing, Cats as pets