PETE PAXTON (a pseudonym to protect his identity) is nationally recognized as the leading undercover investigator and rescuer of dogs in peril. His work has been featured by HBO, National Geographic, NPR, TIME, and more. He works with major advocacy organizations such as The Companion Animal Protection Society, Mercy for Animals, The Human Society of the United States, and many others.

GENE STONE has written, co-written, or ghost-written forty-five books (fifteen of which were national bestsellers), specializing, over the last decade, on plant-based diets and their effect on health, animal protection, and the environment. These titles include such books as Forks Over Knives, Eat for the Planet, The Engine 2 Diet (with Rip Esselstyn), How Not to Die (with Dr. Michael Greger), and Living the Farm Sanctuary Life (with Gene Baur).