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Author Talk: Amy Attas

Pets and the City

Bobcat Reads will host an Author Talk with Dr. Amy Attas of Pets and the City.

Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with the author, ask questions, and discuss the book with fellow readers. In this Author Talk, you will explore the book in a way that will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the story.

In Pets and the City, Dr. Amy Attas, New York’s top house-call vet, shares humorous and touching stories from her career treating the pets of the city’s elite. Through her encounters with celebrities and remarkable animals, Dr. Amy shows how caring for pets brings out humanity’s best, proving that love and vulnerability go beyond wealth and fame.

Join the Author Talk!

Amy Attas author of Pets and the City

Dr. Amy Attas is an award-winning veterinarian and the founder of City Pets, which for more than three decades has been the premier veterinary medical house call practice for dogs and cats living, working in, or visiting Manhattan. She shares a home with her husband, Stephen Shapiro, and if she is lucky, some rescued pugs.

If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at alumni@bates.edu.

Did you know?

  • We are wrapping up our third year of the Bobcat Reads alumni book club!
  • More than 400 alumni have already signed up to participate in the Bobcat Reads alumni book club!
  • Alumni participants span 41 different majors.
  • Alumni of all ages—Class Years 1948-2023—have signed up.