Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The stories behind lost cat posters


'The Secrets of Lost Cats' by Dr. Nancy Davidson is a recent addition to our non-fiction collection.  Dr. Davidson's connection with lost cats began when her own cat, Zak, disappeared and she made a lost cat poster of her own as she searched for, and eventually found, him.  After that, she began to make a study of lost cat posters, wondering about the cats and the owners searching for them.
The book covers seven years and twenty lost cat posters in areas ranging from Alaska to Amsterdam, talking as much about the people who love cats as about the cats themselves.  There is also a very handy section in the back that advises the best actions to take if your own cat becomes lost or if you happen to come across a cat that appears lost.

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