D.C. Danton is an animal rights activist and novelist. She fondly remembers her first encounter with animals at the tender age of two when she road on the back of a giant Labrador Retriever called “Mike.”

Even at an early age, she rolled up her sleeves, and with a smile in her heart, she set out to conquer the world. She always had a love for the great outdoors, having spent many summers camping in the Maine wilderness. She fondly remembers when a pair of raccoons invaded her family campsite and emptied the cooler of food. In their haste to escape, they had left behind a pair of new sneakers that were exactly her Dad’s size and which he wore proudly for the rest of the trip.

She dreamed of becoming a park ranger and then a veterinarian but married and moved to San Francisco and started an engineering company representing a Swiss company involved in clean water technology. She supported her local animal shelters and provided homes for several dogs herself.

In 2010, she moved to Switzerland, settling in a small town on the shores of Lake Constance, not far from the Swiss Alps. The beauty of the lake and surrounding area were breathtaking, but behind the pristine façade lay a darker picture. A picture of animal abuse and cruelty which Diana Danton couldn’t ignore. Baby the cow had entered her life, and the fight to save her from the slaughterhouse had set her on a new path from which there was no return. She embarked on a new career as an animal rights activist and novelist and continues to live with her husband and rescued cat L.C. on the shores of Lake Constance.

A Heart for Baby is D.C. Danton’s first novel. She also lobbies on behalf of animal rights and animal welfare and promotes veganism across the world. She is currently working on a sequel, a collection of animal stories, and another novel called The Hobby Farmer.