No Voice Unheard presents...
Thought to Exist in the Wild
Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos
Photographs by Karen Tweedy-Holmes
Text by Derrick Jensen
Available now!
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"A zoo is a nightmare taking shape in concrete and steel, iron and glass, moats and electrified fences. It is a nightmare that for its victims has no end save death..."
No Voice Unheard is proud to present its next title, another unique, beautiful, and powerful voice on behalf of the animals - those captive in zoos. Thought to Exist in the Wild is a passionate and unflinching examination of zoos in our society.
Combining elegant, stunning photos with a deep and probing essay, this book presents a critical look at these institutions, the individual animals who live in them, and, of oursevles. (Read an extract from the book here.)
Author Derrick Jensen , is a well known and respected environmental writer and activist with nine award-winning books to his credit. Photographer Karen Tweedy-Holmes, also brings impressive credentials to the project, including photography for National Geographic magazine. (See more information on the author and photographer here.)
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The zoo issue has many similarities to the animal shelter issue examined by our first book: many of us are uncomfortable when we see the animals in cages at a zoo, in the same way we find it painful to see the homeless animals in cages in shelters. For both shelters and zoos, discussion in our society focuses almost entirely on how the animals are kept - their cage space, their health, their emotional status - but misses the salient point of whether they should even be there in the first place. And, as with homeless animals, animals in zoos cannot tell us of their terror and trauma.
No books have been published in at least a decade that are critical of zoos and how they affect our views of the natural world and our place in it. We have prepared an extensive outreach and marketing plan to get this book into libraries, bookstores, and the hands and hearts of the public. We know that Are Thought to Exist in the Wild is a much needed and important voice for animals imprisoned in zoos.
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This powerful book seeks to bring us all a further step along the path of compassion - an expression of respect for all animals - and we invite you to join us in bringing it to life.
If you would like to help...
We are dedicated to our work on behalf of homeless animals, and will continue it until the day comes when no animal dies in a shelter for lack of a home. We hope you will agree that animals in zoos deserve the same compassion and action. |
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Text copyright Derrick Jensen. Photographs copyright Karen Tweedy-Holmes.
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