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When you meet Baby, the first thing you notice is her limp. She only has three legs, you see -- she lost one following years of mistreatment at a puppy mill. But spend a little more time with Baby and her irrepressible "Ma," Jana Kohl, and you'll hear the story of how this gentle creature has gone from puppy-mill victim to celebrity "spokesdog" -- hobnobbing with celebrities, lobbying politicians, and inspiring an entire movement to end the kind of animal abuse she suffered for so many years. Several years ago, Jana decided she wanted to buy a toy poodle. But the nightmarish conditions she was confronted with at a breeder's farm -- hundreds of dogs confined to small, dirty cages for their entire lives until they were killed for the crime of being too old to produce puppies -- opened her eyes to abuses in the world of commercial breeding.
About the Author
Jana Kohl, Psy.D. is a psychologist, author, speaker, artist and animal advocate who is concerned with legalized animal cruelty, namely that which occurs in every animal-based industry. After adopting a 3-legged puppy mill survivor named Baby, Dr. Kohl was inspired to write "A Rare Breed of Love." Baby and "the Ma," as Kohl is known, travelled the nation to raise awareness about puppy mills and the importance of adopting rather than buying dogs as a means to end the cruelty of the dog breeding industry. Kohl is currently at work on her second book, a tell-all about the corruption in Congress she witnessed over the past years.
