Rethinking Rescue - Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets

"Lori Weise’s heroic work keeps animals with the people who love them." --Danny Trejo, actor, In Los Angeles’s most underserved communities, Lori Weise is known as the Dog Lady, the woman who’s spent decades caring for people in poverty and the animals that love them. Long before anyone else, Weise grasped that animal and human suffering are inextricably connected and created a new rescue narrative, an enduring safety net empowering pet owners and providing resources to reduce the number of pets coming into shelters.

About the author

Carol Mithers

Product details

• Authors: Carol Mithers, Mithers Carol
• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2024
• EAN: 9781640095984
• ISBN: 978-1-64009-598-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 237 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, PETS / Dogs / General, Political activism, Poverty & unemployment, Social issues & processes, Dogs as pets, Social and ethical issues, Housing & homelessness, Poverty and precarity, Housing and homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement