In 1950, he transferred to Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, but interrupted his education for military service again, this time in the Korean War from 1950 to 1952.Ĭaras returned to civilian life as a West Coast resident, attending the University of Southern California, where he earned a degree, not in zoology but in cinema, and stepped from academic life to executive-level work in the motion picture industry. Army near the end of World War II.Ĭaras returned to Boston after his tour of duty and then enrolled as a zoology major at Northwestern University. He completed his education at Boston's Huntington Preparatory School and immediately enlisted in the U.S.

His first job, working in the stables of an SPCA shelter, was his first experience with animal rescue in the shelter's haven for abused horses. His parents allowed him to foster a menagerie of pets, and during the Depression he went to work at the age of 10 to help pay for his pets' upkeep. 'Animals are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole' -Roger Carasīiography Early life and education īorn May 24, 1928, in the rural town of Methuen, Massachusetts, Caras was raised in a family that encouraged love of animals. Known as the host of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Caras was the author of more than 70 books, a veteran of network television programs including Nightline, ABC World News Tonight and 20/20 before devoting himself to work as president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Roger Andrew Caras (– February 18, 2001) was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality. Author, Television/Radio personality, Animal activist

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