ABOUT THE authors
Nathan is a graduate of Stanford Law School, a former criminal prosecutor, corporate attorney, shelter director, and vegan of three decades. As a shelter director, his creation of the country’s first No Kill community was named one of the Top 100 achievements in the nation that year. He is the founding director of the No Kill Advocacy Center and has helped communities across the nation emulate that success. In addition to All American Vegan and The All American Vegan Candy Cookbook, Nathan is the author of an award-winning documentary film and six other books: Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America, Irreconcilable Differences: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of America's Animal Shelters, Friendly Fire, Redemption Film Companion, Welcome Home: An Animal Rights Perspective on Living with Dogs and Cats, and Why PETA Kills.
Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Francisco, a Master of Arts from Dominican University, and is a graduate of Ecole Chocolat’s Professional Chocolatier Program. A vegan for more than three decades, she has worked with some of the largest animal rights organizations in the country. She is a founding Board Member of the No Kill Advocacy Center and its Director of Publications and Videos. In addition to All American Vegan and The All American Vegan Candy Cookbook, Jennifer is the co-author of Friendly Fire, Redemption Film Companion, Welcome Home: An Animal Rights Perspective on Living with Dogs and Cats, and Why PETA Kills.
The Winograds live in the San Francisco Bay Area, with their two kids and several rescued animal companions. Learn more at nathanwinograd.com.
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Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Francisco, a Master of Arts from Dominican University, and is a graduate of Ecole Chocolat’s Professional Chocolatier Program. A vegan for more than three decades, she has worked with some of the largest animal rights organizations in the country. She is a founding Board Member of the No Kill Advocacy Center and its Director of Publications and Videos. In addition to All American Vegan and The All American Vegan Candy Cookbook, Jennifer is the co-author of Friendly Fire, Redemption Film Companion, Welcome Home: An Animal Rights Perspective on Living with Dogs and Cats, and Why PETA Kills.
The Winograds live in the San Francisco Bay Area, with their two kids and several rescued animal companions. Learn more at nathanwinograd.com.
Follow our work on Substack.
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Redemption is the story of animal sheltering in the United States, a movement that was born of compassion and then lost its way. It is the story of the “No Kill” movement, which says we can and must stop the killing. It is about heroes and villains, betrayal and redemption. And it is about a social movement as noble and just as those that have come before. But most of all, it is a story about believing in the community and trusting in the power of compassion. Called “powerful and inspirational,” “ground-breaking,” and “a must read for anyone who cares about animals,”
Redemption is the winner of five book awards and redefined the animal protection movement worldwide. AWARDS:
For the vast majority of people, the bond they share with their dog or cat companion is born of love and mutual affection. But according to the loudest voices in the American animal rights movement today, living with companion dogs and cats is a “necessary evil” at best; at worst, it is a relationship between “master” and “slave” and those animals would be better off if they did not exist at all. Welcome Home explores the dangers to animals posed by this misanthropic, pro-extinction position and offers an optimistic and hopeful approach which champions the rights of dogs and cats to the many emotional, physical, and evolutionary advantages conferred by their cohabitation with humans, including the right to their very existence.
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The follow up to Redemption, Irreconcilable Differences tackles the myth of pet overpopulation, the war on pit bulls, feline/canine abortion, end of life “euthanasia,” and more. Irreconcilable Differences is called “clear and rigorously reasoned,” “excellent reading,” “a real page turner,” “inspiring,” and “the perfect follow-up to Redemption” by “the voice of America’s displaced pets and the conscience of the animal sheltering industry.”
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When animal lovers learn about the tragic reality of cruelty and killing that is endemic at our nation’s “shelters,” and that the national organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the ASPCA defend the killing and thwart reform efforts, the first – and the most logical – question that inevitably follows is: Why? Friendly Fire answers this often confounding question while telling the stories of animals who have become catalysts for change: Oreo, Ace, Patrick, Kapone, Hope, Scruffy, Jeri & Murray, and others.
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Why? Why does PETA kill thousands of dogs and cats every year? Why are PETA employees instructed to acquire animals by any means necessary – which has included lying and theft – in order to kill those animals? Why do they encourage others to kill them? And why do they embrace and defend even abusive animal shelters? Collected within are interviews with former PETA employees, documents from civil and criminal court cases against PETA, photos of animals killed by PETA, inspection reports by the State Veterinarian in Virginia where PETA is headquartered, as well as admissions of killing, and support for killing, by Ingrid Newkirk herself. Together, this information leads to a tragic and disturbing conclusion: PETA is letting loose upon the world individuals who not only believe that killing is a good thing and that the living want to die, but who are legally armed with lethal drugs which they have already proven – over 40,000 times – that they are not averse to using.
The companion book to the award-winning film contains information about the activists and communities highlighted in the movie, the cast and crew, the No Kill philosophy, No Kill history, the film’s transcript, and more. It is available for free download.
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WATCH NathaN's FILm
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- Audience Choice Best Film: San Pedro Film Festival - International Film Festival, 2014 - Official Selection: Torchlight Film Series - Official Selection: PBS Watch the award-winning film that tells the story of the nation's first No Kill community, created in by Nathan in 2001.
This is the story of animal sheltering, which was born of compassion and then lost its way. It is the story of the No Kill movement, which says we can and must stop the killing. It is about heroes and villains, betrayal and redemption. And it is about a social movement as noble and just as those that have come before. But most of all, it is a story about believing in the community and trusting in the power of compassion. |