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In the wild, Billie would have been free to wander the jungles of Asia surrounded by family. Instead, she was captured as a baby and shipped to America. For decades Billie crisscrossed the country, dazzling audiences while suffering daily neglect and abuse. Told against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, this is the story of elephants in America, the Elephant Sanctuary, and one resilient elephant who defied the system.



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Carol Bradley

My family had a couple of dogs when I was very young and adopted a number of stray cats, but I really became interested in the lives of animals after my husband and I acquired two Shelties. I was fascinated at the intelligence and emotional complexity of those beloved dogs.

As a newspaper reporter, I began to write about horse slaughtering and animal hoarding and - after covering an egregious puppy mill bust - my interest in the underbelly of the animal world deepened.

I studied Animal Law as a Nieman fellow at Harvard in 2004 and afterward began work on my first book: Saving Gracie: How one dog escaped the shadowy world of American puppy mill (Wiley, 2010.)

Last Chain on Billie is my second book.

I live in Great Falls, Montana with my husband and three very colorful rescued dogs.

Check out my website at www.carolbradley.com



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