num_pages: 300
description: The shattering account of one woman's struggle against the forces supporting the abuse of animals, Free the Animals is the best-selling and action-packed story of underground adventure, as well as an eloquent plea for the rights of nonhuman animals. Free the Animals, with an introduction by Chrissie Hynde, is the story of Valerie, a 23-year-old police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, whose world was turned upside down when she learned about the abuses of animals in laboratories. The book describes how this law-abiding woman came to challenge the system by taking direct action and examines why ordinary people are moved to do extraordinary things on behalf of animals.
language: English
title: Free the Animals: The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front
titlecomplete: Free the Animals: The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front
genres: Environment, Nonfiction, Politics, Animals, Activism, History, Vegan
ratings_count: 309
publisher: Lantern Books