"Saved: Rescued Animals & The Lives They Transform" by Karin Winegar (Photos by Judy Olausen)
I'm a genuine animal lover who thoroughly enjoys reading books about humans & their loving relationships with animals & birds. Although I liked most of the stories in "Saved", I was highly disappointed with the inclusion of one particular story in this collection. The story in discussion is "A Joy To Raise" (pages 181-190). This is a story about a hunter who "loves" & has spared the life of a stag named Li'l Buck! However, he has no qualms about regularly shooting other beings identical to his Li'l Buck, for fun & sport! I know that there are a lot of hunters around & also that hunting is legal, but I certainly do not think a hunter's story has any place in a book specifically about love for animals! It's an insult to the other dedicated animal-lovers featured in this book, to have Phil McIntyre's name taken in the same breath as theirs! I can understand the inclusion of a story about a former hunter who has converted into a dedicated animal-lover & given up his cruel hobby, but not a person who proudly hunts to this day! In future, it would be really nice if authors could issue "warnings" about such unique stories somewhere in the introduction or preface, so unsuspecting readers like myself do not have to endure the story of an avid animal-killer who has taken a fancy to one particular creature & kept it as a pet....in a book that is supposed to be about people's love & deep respect for all forms of life!