PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
by Cathy Rosenthal (Author)
Humane Perspectives: Leadership in Animal Welfare brings together 45 voices from leaders who have helped shape the animal welfare field in the United States over the past several decades. Through candid, first-person reflections, contributors share the lessons they learned while building programs, leading teams, navigating conflict, and advancing the work of animal welfare. Rather than offering prescriptive formulas, Humane Perspectives explores leadership through lived experience-highlighting the challenges, missteps, and defining moments that shape compassionate, ethical, and resilient leadership in a complex and emotionally demanding profession. This collection honors the progress made in animal welfare while acknowledging the work still ahead. It reflects on where the field has been, invites readers to consider how leadership shows up for animals and the people who care for them, and challenges us to think more deeply about how leadership must continue to evolve for the sake of animals, the professionals who serve them, and the communities that depend on this work.
