Mary Lou Randour has spent 16 years as a psychologist and now devotes herself to the animal advocacy movement. She believes, along with Susan Chernak McElroy, that these beings are "embodiments of grace and blessing." With quiet enthusiasm, Randour shows how we can reverence both wild and domestic animals. They are, after all, great teachers of love, joy, wonder, and sensitivity. In this paperback, she presents a case for basing our relationship with these fellow creatures on two commitments: to expand awareness and to act compassionately.
What concrete steps can be taken to honor animals and to prevent their unnecessary suffering? Randour examines the peaceable "kindoms" of animal sanctuaries, the spiritual practice of vegetarianism, the cultivation of nonviolence toward animals, the concept of animals' souls, and the parallel worlds of human and nonhuman animals.
The best thing about Animal Grace is the interviews Randour has conducted with some of the most articulate spokespersons in the animal advocacy movement. Among those included are Carol Adams, Georg Feuerstein, Michael Fox, Roberta Kalechofky, Stephanie Kaza, Gary Kowalski, and Howard Lyman.
