Neil Randall is delighted to announce the release of his latest novel I Kill Dogs (Therefore I am...). The story is about a seriously disturbed young boy called Niall Campbell, traumatised by how a new dog usurps his place in his family's affections. This triggers a lifelong aversion to the canine and many acts of violence against both animals and humans that take Niall from the Norfolk coast to New York and, ultimately, the length and breadth of Australia.

Increasingly, he is appalled at the way people in modern life treat their animals better than they do their own family and friends. As he puts it in his eventual political manifesto:

I have taken this dog’s life to highlight how atrociouslywe as a collective race of people treat each other in society today. I havetaken this dog’s life to highlight the lack of warmth, love, understanding,compassion, and kindness that defines our everyday lives. I have taken thisdog’s life to appeal to every man, woman, and child – not just in New York Citybut around the world. Be kinder to your fellow citizens. No longer be driven bygreed and self-interest. Offer a helping hand when it is needed. If you treat ahuman being with the same love, respect, and devotion you bestow upon youdomestic animals, this world would be a far better place.

Here's a spoken word taste of the novel read by the author herself:

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