Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Everyday Amazon features a Kindle Daily Deal...today's I scooped up immediately and want to promote on my blog as well. The plight of the cats and dogs trapped in the Middle East war zones is something I have spent so much time thinking about; they are the innocent victims in all of this. I honor and commend our brave military men and women and the animal rescue volunteers for all they do to save as many as they can.


Unlike many animal books, No Buddy Left Behind is not only about rescuing strays but also about U.S. soldiers trying to survive the horrors of war and readjust to life back home.  Many troops serving in the Middle East share life-altering relationships with stray dogs and cats they save from the brutalities of life in Iraq and Afghanistan. Overcoming monumental obstacles, author Terri Crisp makes it her mission to get these soldiers’ “buddies” out of danger and bring them home to the people who love them.

So, how does someone get an animal out of a country where a dysfunctional infrastructure means that normal resources don’t exist, and every step of a plan to transport animals could get someone arrested, kidnapped, or blown apart? As Crisp soon discovers, each rescue mission, from start to finish, could easily be terminated at any point, and no animal is truly safe until its paws touch U.S. soil. Terri and her team of volunteers have saved the lives of 282 dogs and 58 cats befriended by military personnel since February 2008—and No Buddy Left Behind tells this incredible story.



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