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Stephanie Feldstein is the Population and Sustainability Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, where she heads a national program that addresses the connection between human population growth, overconsumption, and the wildlife extinction crisis. She created the innovative Take Extinction Off Your Plate campaign, and her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, NPR, Salon, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and more. THE ANIMAL LOVER'S GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD is her first book.

When she's not advocating for animals or the future of our planet, she can usually be found working on her next book in the company of assorted rescued dogs and cats.

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	The Animal Lover's Guide to Changing the World: Practical Advice and Everyday Actions for a More Sustainable, Humane, and Compassionate Planet 4.15 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Animals may not have to deal with Christmas cards and the stress of finding the perfect gifts, but they feel the pressure of the holiday season, too.

Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, Americans throw out 25 percent more trash than the rest of year. Increased travel means more greenhouse gas emissions. Many holiday feasts traditionally feature meat dishes. And although your pe

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“Never be embarrassed by how much you care about animals and how they're treated.”
― Stephanie Feldstein, The Animal Lover's Guide to Changing the World: Practical Advice and Everyday Actions for a More Sustainable, Humane, and Compassionate Planet

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“Elephants live in a world where they know their actions affect those around them. We should all be more like elephants.”
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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
― Jane Goodall

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“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.”
― Alice Walker

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“Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?”
― Jane Goodall

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message 2: by Stephanie

Jun 04, 2011 08:24AM

Elizabeth wrote: "Thanks for reading LDG--and for all the lovely stars! :-)"

It earned those stars -- an incredible, haunting work.

I picked up Between Here and Forever at BEA and can't wait to read it! Thanks for writing such amazing contemporary YA.

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message 1: by Elizabeth

Jun 04, 2011 06:42AM