Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 346.772032 EAN: 9781556181979 ISBN: 1556181973 Label: Brunswick Publishing Corporation Manufacturer: Brunswick Publishing Corporation Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 386 Publication Date: 2001-09-24 Publisher: Brunswick Publishing Corporation Studio: Brunswick Publishing Corporation
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Customer Rating: Summary: owners responsibility Comment: I could not finish this book. It is based on a personal opinion
which is not rational. She should have gotten a bill passed that
would not allow stupid people to own powerful breeds.
The fault of the attack on her was the dogs' owner(s). Not the dogs.
All dogs can bite especially when in a group of 2 or more. I feel bad
for the dogs that were put down. We need to stop unfairly accusing dogs
and banning them for their owners ignorance. Customer Rating: Summary: Not good Comment: This book is absolutely not filled with facts or real causes of dog attacks. It is filled with emotion and opinion. If you want a book that is more than just a good read, but deals with the real issues of dog attacks, the book "Fatal Dog Attacks" is much more rational. Customer Rating: Summary: Faith, conviction, courage and determination Comment: Caress Garten is the epitomy of faith, courage and determination. While not all may share her strong faith commitment, her story is one of strength in conviction. A neophyte in the day-to-day process of presenting and having a bill pass through Indiana legislature, she is determined to introduce legislation which will place responsibility on the owners of "dangerous" dogs. She would learn in the process of the difficulty in getting any law passed, much less one about vicious dogs.
A lover of dogs herself, she has two, her goal was to protect society, and particularly small children, from attacks by vicious dogs. Maimed in an attack by two pit bulls while on a morning walk, she none-the-less began immediately to pursue the passage of a bill that would hold the owner of vicious dogs accountable for the dog's behavior. It is to be noted that she sought no financial benefits, not even medical compensation, from the owner of the dogs that attacked her. In her case, her goal was to have those particular dogs put down. She succeeded.
The whole process of getting the vicious dog law passed through the legislature was one of "dogged" determination. She let nothing deter her. She met and names influential people who supported her efforts. She learned about the evil world of dog fighting. She never wavered in her faith to do what she believed God wanted her to do.
She continues today in her efforts to protect society from what was a life threatening situation for her.
Read and learn what one person did with faith, conviction, courage, and determination.
Customer Rating: Summary: Inspirational and Motivational Reading! Comment: The book, On Behalf of Innocents, is a powerful and compelling story inspiring readers to seek their own purpose for existence. The author's spiritual journey begins with seemingly negative circumstances. Those circumstances arise when she is viciously attacked by two unleashed pit bulls while walking a public path. That attack leads to the author's God-given purpose; to work on behalf of children, starting with her work championing vicious dog legislation. The book teaches all of us that in no matter what circumstance we find ourselves, we should remain mindful and prayerful so that God may use us. Customer Rating: Summary: The travels of a modern day Gideon Comment: The author, a laterday Gideon, though her tragedy takes up the sword of reason & compassion for those who cannot be heard. A must book for animal lovers, parents and grandparents - and those who care!
On Behalf of Innocents is a moving and powerful book. A timely story of goodness and evil, exposing the criminal world of the dogfighter. A testimony to faith, hope, laughter, the people we elect, and that in the United States one person can make a difference.
Sometimes the beginning of a mission is hard to spot, but that is what happened on a somber November day in a public park. The mission would be on behalf of children who are the greatest victims of dog attacks. Caress was given the gifts to succeed in this prayed-for mission to serve children. With continued faith she has written On Behalf of Innocents to educate and prevent devastating dog attacks.
Her successful effort to hold owners of vicious dogs accountable for any aggressive behavior has turned Caress Garten's personal nightmare into a community victory.
