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Rob Laidlaw

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Rob
Last Name
Laidlaw
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Ontario
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Rob Laidlaw is an award-winning, non-fiction author of 10 children’s books about wildlife and animal welfare, a chartered biologist and the founder of wildlife protection organization Zoocheck. He has spent more than 40 years delivering a wide variety of campaigns and projects to protect animals, both in Canada and around the world, including initiatives to change laws, raise public awareness, litigate in the courts and rescue animals from lives of cruelty and suffering. Throughout the years Rob has spoken to hundreds of audiences from coast to coast and internationally, ranging from young children to senior citizens. He’s a regular guest in traditional and online media and documentary film productions. Rob loves the outdoors, hiking, solo long distance cycling trips and reading tons of books.
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Presentations (any age, any size audience)
Publications
-Wild Animals in Captivity, Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2009)

-On Parade, The Hidden World of Animals in Entertainment, Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2010)

-No Shelter Here, Making the Word a Kinder Place for Dog, Pajama Press (2011)

-Saving Lives and Changing Hearts, Animal Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers, Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2012)

-Cat Champions, Caring for Our Feline Friends (2013) Pajama Press

-Elephant Journey, The True Story of Three Zoo Elephants and Their Rescue from Captivity, Pajama Press (2015)

-5 Elephants, Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2017)

-Bat Citizens, Defending the Ninjas of the Night, Pajama Press (2018)

-5 Bears, Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2019)

-The Dog Patrol, Our Canine Companions and the Kids Who Protect Them (2020) Pajama Press
Awards
Winner- Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
Winner - Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award
    

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