“If we conferred with our furry friends, man to animal,

Think of all the things we could discuss;

If we could walk with the animals, talk with the animals,

Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals,

And they could squeak and squawk and speak and talk to us”

Leslie Bricusse

Talk To the Animals

Several of my cat and dog stories can now be found

In these two newly published animal story anthologies

And these books are in brick and mortar bookstores

Which fills my animal loving writer’s soul with glee

Animal writers don’t pen cat and dog stories for the money

We are ardent spokespersons for beings who cannot speak

So please visit your local brick and mortar bookstore soon

And at these two newly published animal books take a peek

The cat book’s author is a devoted animal rescuer in New York

Who is also a friend of mine by the name of Theresa Mancuso

And all proceeds received from the sale of her book

To her continuing feline rescue efforts will go

And everyone is familiar with the Chicken Soup books

They always contain many different and usually excellent tales

Yet their two authors had a very difficult time getting them published

But with a lot of perseverance their books have reached Best Selling sales

So never give up on your publishing efforts

No matter how difficult it almost always seems

We animal writers will keep writing from deep within our hearts and souls

And perhaps, one day, we can truly reach our ‘respect for all creatures’ dream

A Note from Theresa Mancuso:

My main purpose in writing this book is to help raise money to feed and rescue ferals and assist folks who do so. I am mother to 7 such marvelous critters and one British Shorthair. The book is charming I am told, and I hope you will give it a glance and possibly obtain a copy and pass it on. Please post this for your readership if you will be so kind. The more books sold, the more money raised to pursue cat-worthy projects.

All the best, and thank you.

Theresa Mancuso
Brooklyn, NY

And please sign the following petition to ensure that pets are never left behind again, in any type of tragedy: