“Unlike some people who have experienced the loss of an animal, I did not believe, even for a moment, that I would never get another. I did know full well that there were just too many animals out there in need of homes for me to take what I have always regarded as the self-indulgent road of saying the heartbreak of the loss of an animal was too much ever to want to go through with it again. To me, such an admission brought up the far more powerful admission that all the wonderful times you had with your animal were not worth the unhappiness at the end.”
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Cleveland Amory
Cleveland Amory was an American author best known for his advocacy of animal rights. His works, including 'The Great A&P and the Struggle for the American Supermarket,' had a profound impact on the animal rights movement. more
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