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A Life for Animals (Animal Publics) by [Christine Townend, Peter Singer]

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A Life for Animals is the story of a life devoted to a radical idea: that animals should be treated with dignity and respect.
Christine Townend founded Animal Liberation Australia in 1976 after reading Peter Singer’s book of the same name. Despite a largely indifferent and sometimes hostile public, she campaigned relentlessly to raise awareness of animal welfare and to build the movement’s momentum in Australia.
In 1990, weary of Australian politics, she accepted an invitation to visit a small, run-down animal shelter in Rajasthan. There she encountered shocking human and animal suffering – but also the extraordinary power of human and animal interaction. As she edged her way into the life of the shelter, she found herself unexpectedly attached: to the animals, to her colleagues, and to India.
A Life for Animals is Townend’s account of this journey. She records the successes and challenges of animal welfare work, the critical moments that have shaped her philosophy, and the profound personal and political consequences of sharing a life with animals.

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281 pages
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English
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Sydney University Press
Publication date

2 June 2017
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About the Author

Christine Townend is an author and poet. In 1976 she founded Animal Liberation in Australia after reading Peter Singer's book of the same name and later became managing trustee of an animal shelter in India, founding two more animal shelters in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. She holds a Doctorate in Poetry from the University of Sydney. --This text refers to the paperback edition.