Through Animals' Eyes, Again: Stories of Wildlife Rescue

by Lynn Marie Cuny

From the author of Through Animals’ Eyes come more true stories from the rare perspective of someone who not only cares for the animals she treats, but also has never wanted nor tried to tame or change them. Lynn Cuny founded Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (WRR) in 1977 in her backyard in San Antonio. It has since grown to 187 acres and now rescues more than 7,000 animals annually and maintains an emergency hotline 365 days a year. Native animals are released back into the wild, and those non-native or severely injured animals that cannot be released become permanent Sanctuary residents. Through her stories, Lynn hopes to dispel the belief that animals do not reason, have emotions, or show compassion for each other.

Lynn’s stories cover the humorous and the tragic, the surprising and the inevitable. The animals she describes range from the orphaned baby Rhesus monkey who found a new mother in an old monkey rescued from a lab, to the brave red-tailed hawk who was illegally shot, but healed to soar again. The stories will touch your heart and help you see “through animals’ eyes.”

Genres: Nonfiction

136 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 2006

Reviews

[Tommie · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a nice read, quick, with really heartwarming stories of rescued animals displaying more humanity than most people. some real miracles happened to keep some of these things alive.

[Tom M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cuny's book is a collection of stories about animals she has rescued and rehabilitated through her organization, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation. Her stories are a heartwarming look into the lives of damaged animals who struggle to live and become whole again. Unfortunately, for me, the writing was sub-par and in desperate need of an editor who would insist on eliminating the steady stream of cliches Cuny uses in her prose.

Also, the themes of several of the stories repeated themselves. Yes, it's wonderful that a Species X mother will raise an orphan of Species X (or even Species Y) but retelling these stories with different 'characters' did her book a disservice. I'm sure she has more than enough stories to fill the pages twice-over without repeating herself.