Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
One. What Is Breed Rescue?
Two. The Overwhelming Predominance of Women in the World of Dog Rescue: The State of Michigan as a Representative Case Study Enhanced by Relevant Interview Data from Rescuers Elsewhere
Three. The Topography of Breed Specific Dog Registrations from 1960 to 2009: An Important Contextual Framework for Rescue
Four. The History of Golden Retriever Rescue as a Case Study of Breed Specific Rescue
Five. Regionalism in the Breed Rescue World
Six. Rescue Groups and External Relationships
Seven. Communication, Networking, and Sustenance
Eight. The Golden/Labrador Retriever Comparison
Nine. The Unique Case of Greyhound Rescue
Ten. Changing Discourse of Compassion within Breed Specific Rescue in the United States: “Good” Breeds versus “Bad” Breeds: The Case of Pit Bulls
Conclusion
Appendix A: Data from Our Survey of Michigan Rescues
Appendix B: Breed Specific Canine Rescue Survey
Appendix C: Interview Questionnaire
Appendix D: Interview Subjects
Index