Thanking the Monkey at Animal Acres

A special event with Karen Dawn, author of the entertaining new book, "Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way we Treat Animals."

Date: Sunday, December 14 Noon to 4 p.m.
Location: Animal Acres Sanctuary Acton, CA

On Sunday December 14, please join author Karen Dawn and some special guests including Emily Deschanel (star of Bones) and Bruce Greenwood (the Upcoming Star Trek movie!) and Jorja Fox (CSI) will read from and sign Karen's book "Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way we Treat Animals." Karen runs the animal advocacy media watch DawnWatch.com and has had opinion pieces published in leading newspapers such as the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. Her first book has been endorsed by literary luminaries such as JM Coetzee and Gloria Steinem, and pop culture icons including Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, actor David Duchovny, and TV host Bill Maher. It is a fun and sometimes funny look at a serious subject. It has received glowing reviews, which stress that it is not preachy . They suggest it is the perfect primer for anybody with just the slightest interest in animal issues. In full color, with a cartoon or piece of wonderful art or a celebrity photo and quote on almost every double page , it is the perfect gift book as it is , indeed , designed to look like a gift rather than an assignment. And it includes a gorgeous shot of our wonderful friend Alicia Silverstone with her friend Kirby at Animal Acres!

Why not make this event part of your holiday shopping season? Come meet the animals and the author, and support Animal Acres when you take home some signed copies as gifts -- all proceeds will go to the sanctuary. Check out www.ThankingtheMonkey.com to watch the fun celebrity studded promotional video for the book, and read the reviews and endorsements.

PROGRAM:

12 noon to 2:00 pm Sanctuary Tours
2:00 to 3:00 pm Author & Special Guest Presentations
3:00 to 4:00 pm Cowtail Social and Book Signing
Enjoy Karen's specialty drink, the "Drunken Monkey", a delicious banana, coconut taste-bud treat!

PLEASE RSVP to: info@animalacres.org. The event is FREE, however RSVP's are required to add your name to the guest list.