“If the animals knew about this book they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor.” —Jane Goodall
“The Bond is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving.” —John Mackey, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market
“The Bond is at once heart-breaking and heart-warming. No animal escapes Wayne Pacelle’s attention; nor should his book escape any human animal’s attention.” —Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times Bestselling Author of Inside of a Dog
The president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal protection organization, Wayne Pacelle brings us The Bond, a heartfelt, eye-opening exploration of the special bond between animals and humans. With the poignant insight of Animals Make Us Human and the shocking reality of Fast Food Nation—filled with history, valuable insights, and fascinating stories of the author’s experience in the field—The Bond is an important investigation into all the ways we can repair our broken bond with the animal kingdom and a thrilling chronicle of one man’s extraordinary contribution to that effort.
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"This is an interesting book that discusses a lot of issues relating to animal-human relationships. But the cover is misleading, as it is more of a memoir of a man who has worked in the world where humans and animal intersect for his entire adult life. It's not an academic treatise on anthrozoology. But it is a nice introduction to the state of the modern Western (Anglo?) approach to animals. Pacelle does provide historical context, both by describing the changes he has seen and going even further back. Although the fact that he's the president of the Humane Society of the US means he clearly has his own agenda, he does a good job of really explaining why he believes certain things are wrong. He also talks about why it's important to always try to have an alternative when you are opposed to something--if you want a group to stop doing something to animals, find a solution that will make them and you happy and make things better for the animals. Whale watching is his prime example of this. So, if you are curious about what "the animal people" really think and what organizations like the HSUS, the ASPCA, your local no-kill animal shelter, and so on are trying to do, this book will give you a very personal description of that. If you are entrenched in animal rescue or animal rights work, you may not find much new information here (but you'd probably enjoy it, anyway)."
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Kelly (4 out of 5 stars)