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  • EDITION:
    1st Edition
  • ISBN:
    0312329938
  • ISBN-13:
    9780312329938
  • PUB. DATE:
    January 2005
  • PUBLISHER:
    St. Martin's Press

Making Kind Choices: Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth and Animal Friendly Living / Edition 1 by Ingrid Newkirk, Paul McCartney (Foreword by), Sir Paul McCartney (Foreword by)

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My awareness grew of how we exploit innocent animalsby Anonymous

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This book really stayed with me. i didn't read it all at once, but I keep referring to it when purchasing everything from deoderant, toothpaste and household cleaners. I have stopped buying from those companies that test on animals and will continue to do so. I think our society loves to keep its head in the sand when it comes to the unpleasantness of life. I'd rather be informed...

This book changed my life.by Anonymous

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I have never read any books like this before. It really made me stop and consider how oblivious I've been to the unseen cruelty in this world. Not only did I make an immediate conscious decision to stop eating meat, but all the other aspects of my daily living decisions will be thought out more carefully. I would like to leave this earth in better shape then it is now. I wish I could...

I love Making Kind Choicesby Anonymous

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This book is really useful and entertaining. Ingrid Newkirk is an engaging storyteller and a real fountain of information. She doesn?t simply tell readers to buy humane alternatives to cruel products, she offers a variety of suggestions and gives resources for finding compassionate products and services at the end of each chapter. She provides helpful advice for people of all interests and finances....


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Making Kind Choices

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  • Pub. Date: January 2005
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Sales Rank: 432,922

Synopsis

Choosing a compassionate lifestyle that makes you feel good and positively impacts on the environment and on animals has never been easier. In this practical and accessible handbook, loaded with resources for all products that are mentioned, Ingrid Newkirk presents fabulous options that will not only enhance your life, but those of your neighbors, your community, animals, and the earth itself.

From comfortable home furnishings, to delicious foods, to fashionable clothing there are a myriad of choices to be made that can have a lasting positive effect on the well-being of animals and the environment, including:

- recognizing hidden animal ingredients in cosmetics and household products

- raising ecologically aware and animal-friendly kids

- creating healthy, environmentally-friendly meals for everyday and special occasions

- dressing with style without using leather or other animal products

- dealing kindly with mice, insects, and other 'pests' in home or garden

- adopting the right animal companion for you

- volunteering and investing in eco- and animal-friendly companies

- traveling with Eco-consciousness

Biography

Ingrid Newkirk is cofounder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the largest animal rights organization in the world. Ingrid Newkirk's campaigns to save animal lives have made the front pages of the Washington Post and other national newspapers. She has appeared on many national television and radio shows, including The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Nightline, and 20/20 among others. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia.