Compassion: Our Last Great Hope

cover of Compassion: Our Last Great Hope.

Leo K. Bustad, DVM, PhD, co-founder of Delta Society and past Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, gave numerous speeches related to the human-animal bond. In response to requests, some of these and other speeches have been published in this book.

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  • Type: Book.
  • Physical Description: 6" x 8.875"; Softcover; 152 pages; 1996; 2nd Edition.

Detailed Description

Find out how you, too, can join the tribute to Dr. Bustad.

Table of Contents

  • Foreward.
  • Acknowledgements (and Apologies).
  • Introduction.
  • More than Scholars.
  • The Art and Importance of Listening.
  • Rediscovery of Manurium.
  • Freedom and Responsibility.
  • Animal-Assisted Therapy.
  • Mike Hildebrand - First Recipient of the Delta Society's President's Award.
  • The Importance of Animals to the Well-Being of People.
  • Excellence in Teaching in an Established School: Are We Still "Stuck" with the Saber-Tooth Curriculum?
  • Concern for Children.
  • Holocausts.
  • Sitting vs. Jogging.
  • Prison Programs Involving Animals.
  • Grief.
  • Writing Your Eulogy.
  • Pigs: From BC - 2,000 AD - From Outhouse to Penthouse.
  • Editorial: Our Responsibilities to the Natural World.
  • Recent Discoveries about Our Relationships with the Natural World.
  • Compassion: Our Last Great Hope.
  • Afterward.
  • Appendix.
  • About the Author.
  • For More Information.