The author has spent his entire life caring for the growth, health, and safety of animals of all kinds. He grew up in a Christian family on an award-winning livestock farm near Stanley, Kentucky, with seven siblings. The author received a number of student achievement and athletic awards. Dr. Truitt graduated from Auburn University's School of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. During his midlife crises, the author intensely studied psychology, philosophy, education, logic, interpersonal communication, and comparative religion. As a college instructor, Dr. Truitt taught "Biology-The Nature of Life" and "Human Health and Biology." As a single parents' leader, he gave lectures on interpersonal relationships, love and friendship, forgiveness, and innate human needs.
