Bonnie Silva Reviews

Added April 15, 2008

Fifteen Legs

Author: Bonnie Silva
Publisher: Riverbank Press
Available At: Bookstores everywhere
Publishing Date: Available now
Genre: Nonfiction: Animals/Pets
Format: Hardcover
Price: $22.95
ISBN-13: 978-0-9728991-1-6
Reviewer: Joyce Handzo
Rating: 9 Gargoyles

Run - don't walk - to buy a copy of Fifteen Legs! In this extraordinary book, animal-lover and award-winning producer, Bonnie Silva, chronicles her travels as she tags along with animal rescue volunteers. These amazing stories introduce readers to a variety of pets that are on death row in kill shelters across the country. Through the volunteers' generosity, both of time and money, these animals are transported to forever homes via a series of networking that is as astounding as it is rewarding. Each "leg" of these journeys is filled with excitement, a sense of urgency and a genuine outpouring of love for these pets.

If you never realized there was a network of dedicated volunteers saving the lives of animals in kill shelters, get in line. Most people have never heard of it either. Their effective communication system, which uses everything from email to GPS devices, quietly works in the background of many neighborhoods and communities.

This collection of real-life stories features the author's insightful views, as well as the words of many of the volunteers. People in all walks of life gladly donate their time to transport these animals across state lines and into the homes and hearts of waiting families. Readers will grasp the enormity of scheduling this transportation system, as times and drop-off sites are scheduled with incredible precision.

Yet, it's the stories of these animals that will warm your heart. Photos and vivid descriptions give each pet a unique identity. Their innocence and puzzlement with all the proceedings is amply rewarded when they reach their forever homes and are placed in the hands of people who happily receive them. The emotional element is strong in these pages, creating a feeling that these gentle animals are within petting distance. And perhaps they are. Reading this book provides a glimpse into the heartbreaking reality that many pets will be destroyed in shelters, perhaps in your own hometown, because no one wants them.

In a truly personal way, author Bonnie Silva sounds the alarm that animals all across the country need your help. Even after this book is closed, their barks, meows, chirps and squeaks will echo with their cries for a home. Fifteen Legs shows readers the hearts of homeless pets, hearts that are big enough to forgive the past and to hope for a better future.

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