Dawn has written opinion pieces published in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, New York's Newsday and the UK Guardian. She contributed to "Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals" a 2004 anthology edited by Steve Best and Anthony Nocella, and to "In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave," edited by Peter Singer.
Dawn's first book,
Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals, was published in May 2008. She promotes animal rights with a fun and friendly image, stating, "There's no reason that animal rights can't be fun and inviting. For heaven's sake...gin's vegan!"
Thanking the Monkey was chosen by the Washington Post as one of the "Best Books of 2008."
Works
- Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals. Harper Paperbacks, 2008. ISBN 0061351857
Op-Eds
- The choice isn't seals or people. Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2007.
- Tale of a Turkey who Changed Thanksgiving. Washington Post Radio. Aired November 23, 2006.
- Shameful policy caused many pets' deaths. New York Newsday. September 14, 2005.
- Best Friends Need Shelter, Too. Washington Post. September 10, 2005.
- Got milk? You've got problems. Los Angeles Times. August 13, 2005.
- Gandhi's way won't do: Animal rights activists do not want to resort to violence but many see it as the only option. The Guardian. September 6, 2004.
- Commentary; Echoes of Abu Ghraib in Chicken Slaughterhouse. With Peter Singer. Los Angeles Times. July 25, 2004.
- When Slaughter Makes Sense. With Peter Singer. New York Newsday. February 8, 2004.
- Back at the Ranch, a Horror Story. With Peter Singer. Los Angeles Times. December 1, 2003.
- There Should Be No Room for Cruelty to Livestock. With Peter Singer. Los Angeles Times. June 8, 2003.