Media Reviews
When Phillips, who had once worked as a volunteer at an animal shelter, learned of the practice of pound seizure, she turned a 'betrayal of trust' into action. As vice president of No Paws Left Behind and director of public policy at the American Humane Association, the former prosecutor has made it her mission to expose and fight the practice of shelter's giving or selling cats and dogs to research facilities, universities, or Class B Dealers (animal brokers licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture). Extensive research and expert opinion result is a thorough history of a little known practice 'often intertwined with the legitimacy of medical research.' Phillips outlines some of the ways in which seized animals can be used for research, including 'the testing of medical techniques (surgical techniques or medical tools), pharmaceutical testing (human and animal drugs), blood banking for other animals, cosmetic, industrial, and biochemical.' Though many organizations are phasing out the use of such testing, these sections are still disturbing. Taking readers methodically through the facts of the issue, Phillips hopes to not only create awareness but also advocacy, and provides a bounty of practical resources for anyone who wants to take action. * Publishers Weekly *
By far the best researched report on pound seizure to appear between book covers. * Animal People *
The target audience of this book is the lay public. However, laboratory animal professionals, administrators, and scientists would be well served to read it in order to better understand the public's perception regarding the use of shelter dogs and cats in research. * American Association for Laboratory Animal Science *
Allie Phillips reveals a tragic failure to protect former pets from unnecessary-and at times, unlawful-use and abuse in science labs. She lays out the issues and the influences that have evolved over decades, and points to a solution that starts with each of us. She is an inspiring, model advocate, with courage and tenacity. -- Sue Leary, president, American Anti-Vivisection Society
Allie Phillips shares an insider's view of the generally unknown business of Class B animal dealers and pound seizure. As a lawyer, pet owner, shelter volunteer and currently VP of Public Policy for American Humane Association, Allie details the ways that some animals have been silently diverted from pounds and sold into a murky research world. The good news is it appears fewer are being sold now, but that pound seizure exists with no visibility violates a public trust. This book is a recommended read for everyone working in animal welfare. If we could change the hearts of people... -- Hugh Tebault, The Latham Foundation
This is not an easy book to read, but it is a necessary one, and Allie Phillips is uniquely qualified to tell the story of America's Dirty Little Secret. Allie takes her own wrenching experiences with pound seizure and applies her legal background to present the definitive volume, from the law, policy and legislation, to the science and personal stories-and more-about the animals and people caught up in this world. -- Beatrice M. Friedlander, Animals and Society Institute, Inc.
Consider this your go-to source on the tragedy that is pound seizure and all of its ugly truths. -- Stephan K. Otto Esq., Animal Legal Defense Fund
This book is a must read for anyone who knows nothing about pound seizure, as well as for the person well versed in this heinous practice and who wants to understand what she or he can do to make the madness stop. This book is for anyone who considers themselves a Good Samaritan in helping to get animals in-need to shelters, yet may be contributing to the delivery of a pet to an animal research facility. This book also painfully illuminates how owners who surrender their pets due to situations beyond their control, or have their precious pets stolen from their own yards, can never be sure that their pet won't end up splayed on an operating table or housed in sterile lab conditions and subjected to repeated experimentation. The message is simple - this is a practice that could literally affect you and your pet tomorrow. For the local animal control or community animal shelter, this book is a message that engaging in pound seizure is a practice that, if discovered, can and will result in the withdrawal of precious donation dollars, loss of community support, and loss of compliance with stray dog laws and abuse/neglect laws. I highly recommend this as an important book both for educating the pet-owning public as well as for animal advocates seeking advice and a road map in their work to ban pound seizure in our country. -- Debrah Schnackenberg, Vice President of Animal Programs, American Humane Association
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