02134nam a22003131i 4500 20211018130809.0 210208t20172016enkfa||g ||| 000 0 eng d 9781472115706 RM 66.13 paperback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 636.800941 636.800941 CAM G Campbell, Clare, 1952 or 1953-, author. Please Take Me Home : The Story of the Rescue Cat / Clare Campbell and Christy Campbell. London : Corsair, 2017. ©2016. xxvi, 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustratios ; 25 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references Clare Campbell examines the plight of the nation's rescue cats, taking us from the unsentimental horrors they've faced through history through to the emotional happy endings of today. For a long time, stray cats in Britain were seen as a pest and hunted down as vermin. Having invited this wild, independent creature into our homes, humans did not extend their welcome for long. Millions of cats were abandoned and left to live on the margins of survival. The few who sought to rescue them were derided as 'mad'. A Princess of Wales was even told to stop helping lost cats in order to avoid a royal scandal; the story was kept a high secret of state for years. It would take over a century for strays to become the nation's beloved pet and internet sensation - the rescue cat. Please Take Me Home is packed with stories of the bravery and loyalty of our feline friends, however badly we treated them. Along the way, we learn the touching narratives of the many amazing people who did care for strays and were doubtless loved in return. Cats Great Britain History. Cat rescue Great Britain History. Cats Great Britain Anecdotes. Human-animal relationships. Animal rescue. Campbell, Christopher, 1951- , author. ddc B 181871 181871 0 0 PPAK G 2021-02-19 636.800941 CAM A01675109 2021-02-19 00:00:00 B