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profound spiritual realization that,
not only could I do something,
but that I must. I ended up

leading the charge to free that
bear and build the first bear
sanctuary in that country. Before
that moment, I’d always been a
dog and cat rescuer. It wasn’t
until I made that connection with
the bear that it became clear to

me how important it is to work to
help all animals.

Why did you want to write this
book?

I wanted to write Rescuing
Ladybugs for several reasons: to

profile the good work being done
by people to help other species,
to inspire others to act, to
document the current state of
exploitation of animals in the
world, and to illuminate the
interconnectedness of all species.

Many people love animals, but
few dedicate their lives (or a portion profiled in Rescuing Ladybugs have
of their lives) to actively helping each proven how helping animals
them. helps us all.
What makes the people featured
in this book unique? Some people argue that focusing
on animal issues is shameful
There are countless times throughout when humans are suffering

our lives when we’re presented with a around the world. What do you
choice to help another soul. Some say to this?
look away. Others don’t. This book
tells the stories of people who had an We’re all animals who are
experience with another animal that interdependent on each other. When
affected them so profoundly it caused we work to protect wildlife, we are
them to act. That action caused a fighting for the protection of the

chain of positive reactions throughout environments in which they live.
the world for all species. The people When we protect those environments,