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Cleveland Amory, the renowned writer and famous television personality was convinced that the purpose of human life is to help others, especially the weak. From the 1960s he became increasingly involved in animal advocacy issues. In 1967 he established The Fund for Animals. The campaigns of the organisation saved the lives of seals, burros, goats, pigeons, and countless other animals. In addition to his activism, Amory also used his literary skills to promote the idea of animal advocacy; his books about Polar Bear, a rescued cat were instant bestsellers and quickly became classics.
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Erdős, L. (2019). Cleveland Amory and the Fund for Animals. In: Green Heroes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31806-2_9
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