About Ethan Smith Ethan Smith is a writer, animal welfare advocate and author/editor of the anthology Softly On This Earth: Joining Those Who Are Healing Our Planet. Books by Ethan Smith Building an Ark 101 Solutions to Animal Suffering by (author) Ethan Smith with Guy Dauncey foreword by Jane Goodall Building an Ark (PDF) 101 Solutions to Animal Suffering by (author) Ethan Smith with Guy Dauncey foreword by Jane Goodall