{"product_id":"saving-gracie-how-one-dog-escaped-the-shadowy-world-of-american-puppy-mills-paperback","title":"Saving Gracie: How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling true story of one dog's rescue from a Pennsylvania puppy mill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis touching narrative uses the poignant makeover of Gracie, a sickly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to tell the story of America's hidden puppy mills-commercial kennels that breed dogs in horrific living conditions and churn out often-diseased and emotionally damaged puppies for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaving Gracie\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles how one little dog is transformed from a bedraggled animal worn out from bearing puppies into a loving, healthy member of her new family; and how her owner, Linda Jackson, is changed from a person who barely tolerated dogs to a woman passionately determined not only to save Gracie's life, but also to get the word out about the millions of American puppy mill dogs who need our help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA touching story of survival and redemption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by award-winning journalist Carol Bradley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewsworthy issues call animal lovers to action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin journalist Carol Bradley as she draws back the curtain on the world of illegal puppy production in \u003ci\u003eSaving Gracie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A] scorching investigation of puppy mills. . . . [This] book is an impassioned call to action.\u003cbr\u003e--\"People\" magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling true story of one dog's rescue from a pennsylvania puppy mill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the United States alone, an estimated 10,000 cramped kennels produce as many as 4 million dogs a year--innocent, often diseased, and emotionally damaged animals who are then sold to unsuspecting families as \"purebred\" puppies. Worse, some--like Gracie--are kept behind and turned into breeding stock, doomed to a life of confinement with nothing to look forward to but monotony and loneliness. But not every tale about a puppy mill dog has a sad ending, as you'll learn in this heartwarming book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Saving Gracie\" uses the poignant transformation of a scruffy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who was rescued from her sentence as a breeding dog to tell the story of America's hidden puppy mills. Award-winning journalist Carol Bradley chronicles Gracie's makeover from a bedraggled animal worn out from bearing too many litters into a loving, healthy member of her new family; and follows her owner, Linda, as she becomes passionately dedicated to saving Gracie's life and spreading the word about the millions of American puppy mill dogs who need our help. \"Saving Gracie\" will open your eyes, warm your heart, and call you to action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Bradley is a former newspaper reporter who studied Animal Law as a 2004 Nieman Fellow at Harvard. She spent twenty-six years covering the U.S. Congress and state legislatures in Tennessee and New York and writing features and investigative stories in Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.93 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772735488288,"sku":"9781118012277","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8ae5c92817d9da1377ac9671de4cf66f.webp?v=1780412838","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/saving-gracie-how-one-dog-escaped-the-shadowy-world-of-american-puppy-mills-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}