Free the Animals 20th Anniversary Edition [electronic resource] : The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front in North America

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newkirk, Ingrid.

Contributor:

Hynde, Chrissie, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal intelligence.

Animal rights.

Animal welfare.

Emotions in animals.

Local Subjects:

Animal intelligence.

Animal rights.

Animal welfare.

Emotions in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Lantern Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The shattering account of one woman's struggle against the forces supporting the abuse of animals, Free the Animals is the best-selling and action-packed story of underground adventure, as well as an eloquent plea for the rights of nonhuman animals. Free the Animals, with an introduction by Chrissie Hynde, is the story of Valerie, a 23-year-old police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, whose world was turned upside down when she learned about the abuses of animals in laboratories. The book describes how this law-abiding woman came to challenge the system by taking direct action and examin

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Foreword; 1: The First Police Raid; 2: The European Connection: Boot Camp for Activists; 3: The Christmas Cat Burglary; 4: A Sea Dog; 5: The Heart; 6: The Head; 7: The Vet School Revolt; 8: The City of Hope; 9: Run, Rabbit, Run; 10: The Baby Monkey Who Couldn't See; 11: Breaking the Species Barrier; 12: Fire Starters and Farm Freedom Fighters; Epilogue; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-59056-417-0

OCLC:

826853989