Synopses & Reviews
"This book belongs on every animal lover's shelf — and it's a particularly great gift for young people who are on fire to save animals but are unsure where to start. Hooray!!" — Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig and The Soul of an Octopus
The Animal Lover's Guide to Changing the World is the inspiring, accessible, and empowering book for everyone who loves animals and wants to live a more animal-friendly life, even if they aren’t ready to join a movement or give up bacon.
With more than 7.5 billion people on the planet, wildlife is going extinct at the fastest rate since the dinosaurs. Three to four million dogs and cats are killed in shelters every year; billions of chickens, pigs, and cows are killed for food; and countless animals are killed in research labs or their habitat. The numbers are daunting, but there’s good news too! Even one person truly can make a difference without breaking the bank.
With Stephanie Feldstein's straightforward and encouraging guidance, readers will learn how to take action to create a better world for the animals we love. It starts with changes as simple as taking a shorter shower, skipping meat once a week, wearing "this" not "that," and extends all the way to online activism and politics.
The animals need us; so let's get on with some world changing!
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"[Feldstein's] relatable voice makes getting involved tangible for even the most novice advocates. There's no shortage of animals in need, and the author provides countless ways to transform belief into action." Library Journal
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"Animal abuse is a people problem, and The Animal Lover’s Guide to Changing the World provides cogent, actionable advice we can follow to make a positive difference in the lives of animals. Plus, when we help other animals, we also help ourselves and make the world a kinder place. Everything is connected." Gene Baur,
animal activist and bestselling author of Living the Farm Sanctuary Life
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"Here are 259 pages of great news: we animal lovers have SO much power! There's SO much we can do! Whatever your passion, whatever your budget, whatever your schedule, you'll literally find thousands of new ways to make a difference for animals, or make what you're already doing more effective. This book belongs on every animal lover's shelf — and it's a particularly great gift for young people who are on fire to save animals but are unsure where to start. Hooray!!" Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig and The Soul of an Octopus
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"In the compelling style of a really good writer, and covering every aspect of animal exploitation and alternatives, this book tells us what’s wrong, what we can do about it today, and who’ll benefit from each action. After reading this, I feel uplifted, empowered, and motivated — grateful even, knowing how much we can do." Victoria Moran, author, Main Street Vegan, and host, Main Street Vegan Podcast
About the Author
Stephanie Feldstein is the Population and Sustainability Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, where she heads a national program that addresses the connection between human population growth, overconsumption, and the wildlife extinction crisis. She created the innovative Take Extinction Off Your Plate campaign, and her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, NPR, Salon, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and more.