George W (Oreo the Cat)

I just finished reading Chloe Dalton’s book “Raising Hare”. I couldn’t put it down the moment I started reading it. I chanced upon a review of her book in NYT and immediately checked if the book was available in our library and was surprised that there were already 14 people in the queue for the book, confirming how popular the book must be. As a cat feeder, I totally relate to how the author’s relationship with the baby hare she rescued affected her and changed her. It’s a memoir, therefore, a true story, making it all the more engaging n meaningful. The author was mindful not to affect the baby hare’s natural behaviour, to the point where she wouldn’t even give the hare a name because that would be treating it as a pet which she took great care to avoid. She wanted the baby hare to grow with its natural instinct n return to the wild on its own time which it did eventually, yet it continued to return to the house n even gave birth in the house. As the author said: “She showed me a different life, and the richness of it. She made me perceive animals in a new light, in relation to her and to each other. She made me re-evaluate my life, and the question of what constitutes a good one.” 🐇