Cynthia L. (Honeygirl62) - , reviewed on 9/3/2009 + 165 more book reviews

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I enjoyed reading about Polar Bear, the author's cat that he rescued one Christmas Eve from an alley in New York City. It was really cute to read about their long "discussions" and getting used to living with each other. Mr. Amory described himself as "cat owned" and since I am a cat person, I can relate. I also had not realized that he was the founder of The Fund for Animals in 1967 and was quite an animal activist. He tells the story in the book of a group of activists from the Fund painting seal pups red so they were no use to the sealers and therefore he saved their lives. They had purchased a ship which they fortified the bow with cement and rocks to turn it into an ice breaker so they could reach the seal pups. They also used this ship to ram a pirate whaling ship which put the pirates out of business. Great reading for animal activists!

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