The Bond, Wayne Pacelle
The Bond, Wayne Pacelle
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The Bond
Protecting the Special Relationship Between Animals and Humans

Author: Wayne Pacelle

Narrator: Walter Dixon, Wayne Pacelle

Unabridged: 12 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/12/2011

Synopsis

“If the animals knew about this book they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor.”
—Jane Goodall“The Bond is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving.”
—John Mackey, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market“The Bond is at once heart-breaking and heart-warming. No animal escapes Wayne Pacelle’s attention; nor should his book escape any human animal’s attention.”
—Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times Bestselling Author of Inside of a Dog The president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal protection organization, Wayne Pacelle brings us The Bond, a heartfelt, eye-opening exploration of the special bond between animals and humans. With the poignant insight of Animals Make Us Human and the shocking reality of Fast Food Nation—filled with history, valuable insights, and fascinating stories of the author’s experience in the field—The Bond is an important investigation into all the ways we can repair our broken bond with the animal kingdom and a thrilling chronicle of one man’s extraordinary contribution to that effort.

About Wayne Pacelle

As president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Wayne Pacelle leads the largest and most effective animal protection organization and one of the most dominant, high-impact non-profit groups of any kind. Placing special emphasis on transforming public policies and corporate behavior, he has been a primary strategist in securing the enactment of hundreds of state and federal animal-protection laws and helped drive reforms adopted by many of America’s biggest for-profit companies.  He’s been named an “Executive of the Year” by The Non-Profit Times; a contributor to influential newspapers and magazines, including Foreign Affairs; and author of the New York Times bestseller The Bond: Our Kindship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them. His blog, A Humane Nation, is published each weekday.  He received his B.A. in history and environmental studies from Yale University in 1987. Pacelle lives in Maryland with his wife Lisa Fletcher, a journalist, and their dog Lily and cat Zoe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peacegal on April 21, 2011

Wow, what a great book. To be honest, I was expecting The Bond to be something along the lines of the book Why Animals Matter--an “Animal Protection 101” primer on the issues that wouldn’t be as useful to seasoned advocates. I’m pleased to report that my first impression was wrong, and longtime anim......more

Goodreads review by Edward on May 31, 2011

If you are already knowledgable about and active in the animal welfare movement, there's not much in this book that will be news to you. This is, however, an excellent introduction and overview of animal welfare history and issues. A great title for high school library collections.......more

Goodreads review by Beth on October 14, 2011

The author of THE BOND: OUR KINSHIP WITH ANIMALS, OUR CALL TO DEFEND THEM is Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). If you’ve ever checked his articles on www.hsus.org or on his Facebook page, you already know about his passion for animal issues. His conc......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on August 26, 2011

I admit not having investigated beforehand either the content or the author, so part of my disappointment with this book is my own fault. I hoped it would be about the incredible bond between humans and animals; that is, after all, what the title implies and the cover picture (a child hugging a dog)......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy on September 29, 2011

Some interesting facts along the way, such as, We are drawn to vistas because our ancestors surveyed the landscape for enemies of hunting possibilities. We like the sound and sight of running water because our ancestors knew it meant clean water to drink. If we keep adding domestic animals, we keep......more

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