Animal Rescue

by Tanya Savory

When it comes to animal rescue, the rescuer is often a human rescuing an animal. But it can also involve an animal rescuing a human. This book tells true stories from both sides amazing feats of courage, kindness, and Tossed out on the side of the road, Lucky was one unlucky cat until Jen adopted him. One stormy night, Lucky gets the chance to show his devotion when an escaped prisoner crashes through the front door and attacks Jen. A toothless old dog named Poochie puts herself in the direct path of a charging alligator in order to protect her friend. Three baby whales are the only survivors when thirty whales mysteriously beach themselves on a New England shore. Rescuers face endless challenges in their attempts to save these three orphans.

153 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am reading “Animal Rescue”. This book talks about the story between animals and human. Each chapter describes an individual story. (Page: 1-35)

Question 1:
In today’s reading, the character Danelle and her pet dog named Taz remand me of my best friend—Zhang, Lu and her pet dog called Duo. They are very similar because the dogs save their lives. Danelle fallen into canyon and her dog Taz found people to save her. My friend Zhang, Lu had analogous experience. She has some problem with her heart. She always wakes up early in the morning and goes for a walk with Duo. One day, she fainted suddenly when she was taking a walk with Duo. Fortunately, Duo found some people to help her. Also, they have a little different. Danelle thought that Taz was not smart at the beginning. However, Zhang, Lu always thinks that Duo is excellent. On the other hand, Danellen adopted Taz from an animal shelter. Zhang, Lu bought Duo from a pet shop.

Question 4:
If I could change the life of a character in this book, I will change Larry’s life. Larry is Jennifer’s father. Jennifer adopted a cat called Lucky. Lucky is a black cat and Larry doesn’t like Lucky. I want to Larry become the victim instead of Jennifer when the stranger man made the surprise attack. In this short story, although Larry changed his mind because Lucky saved his daughter’s life, if the victim is Larry, it will be better. In my opinion, if Lucky saved Larry at the end of this story, Larry will be more deeply aware of his mistake because he thinks cats bring bad luck. Just as Larry though, many people think cats are symbol of bad luck. If cat could save the life of these people, they will realize that cats are our friend also.

[Amber]

Good book!