Animal Grace explores the human-animal relationship as a path to enlightenment. Randour calls for readers to examine how their lives intersect with members of other species and ensure that those interactions are based on compassion and respect. An insightful exploration of the human-animal relationship and how it offers a path to spiritual growth. Mary Lou Randour, Ph.D., a professional psychologist, is director of programs for Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and a consultant to the Doris Day Animal Foundation. After sixteen years in private practice, she now devotes herself to the animal advocacy movement. She serves on several boards and committees and lobbies to pass legislation benefiting animals. She is the author of Women's Psyche, Women's Spirit: The Reality of Relationships and editor of Exploring Sacred Landscapes: Religious and Spiritual Experiences in Psychotherapy, both published by Columbia University Press. Mary Lou lives with her husband, Sam Black, and her two beloved canine companions, Toshi and Sophie, in Chevy Chase, Maryland. "With rare passion and insight, Randour invites us into the company of other animals, where essential and neglected parts of us can come alive."
