by Kwane Stewart
So inspiring that when I reached the end that I immediately looked into volunteering at a pet-friendly homeless shelter. Or contributing to his visiting veterinarian charity. But I'll need to think over the logistics of all that.
This is a candid and very unstructured memoir of a veterinarian who practices among the homeless people of LA (or other places; I got confused) in his off-hours. He starts his career at an animal shelter with a very large kill-to-adopt ratio, but he is able to make a huge improvement before moving on to other jobs. Cool--I only wish there had been more detail about how he did it.
And the rest is an intriguing mix of stories from his younger life (a difficult one but with loving parents who got him through); current-time autobiographical details; and stories of the homeless people and animals he cares for. With a smattering of essay-type material on subjects such as why homeless people's animals are usually much better behaved and socialized than non-homeless people's. Mostly it's due to their being close to their owner--24x7. With much together time, dogs learn how to make us happy. And us them, too.
Lovely book--I only wish it had been twice as long.
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