Animals Rights category: 355 books
Voices in the Ocean
A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
From Susan Casey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wave and The Devil’s Teeth, a breathtaking journey through the extraordinary world of dolphins
Since the dawn of recorded history, humans have felt a kinship with the sleek and beautiful dolphin, an animal whose playfulness, sociability,...
Rescuing Riley, Saving Myself
A Man and His Dog's Struggle to Find Salvation
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Two broken souls forge a healing bond in this “extraordinary story not only of love, but of strength, perseverance, and above all, courage” (Kay Pfaltz, author of Flash’s Song: How One Small Dog Turned Into One Big Miracle).
While hiking on a solo vacation in a remote region of Arizona, Zachary...
We the People
a short story
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
We were born on the land and will live here forever. Free.
by Michael Garstang
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Elephant Sense and Sensibility is a comprehensive treatment of the full range of elephant behavior. Beginning with chapters on evolution and the elephant’s brain, this book is an integrated presentation of the elephant’s capacity for memory, morality, emotion, empathy, altruism, language, intelligence,...
Barle's Story
One Polar Bear's Amazing Recover from Life as a Circus Act
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
In this inspiring and moving story, world-renowned zookeeper Else Poulsen describes how a female polar bear named Bärle was rescued from the filthy, inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to the safety of the Detroit Zoo, where Poulsen helped her recover. There Bärle feels dirt...
My Lion's Heart
A Life for the Lions of Africa
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Environmentalist, independent researcher and author, Gareth Patterson has spent his entire adult life working tirelessly for the greater protection of African wildlife and, more particularly, for that of the lion. Born in England in 1963, Gareth grew up in Nigeria and Malawi. From an early age he...
Ivory's Ghosts
The White Gold of History and the Fate of Elephants
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
“[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.” —The Huffington Post
Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most fraught conservation issues we face today,...
Metamorphoses of the Zoo
Animal Encounter after Noah
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Metamorphoses of the Zoo: Animal Encounter After Noah is a volume dedicated to radically transformative approaches to spaces set aside as zoological parks or gardens. Historically, these establishments served as symbols of power and venues for entertainment, but today, they have taken to portraying...
by Mark Leiren-Young
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale—a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them.
Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale...
Puget Sound Whales for Sale
The Fight to End Orca Hunting
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
In November 2005, Washington's iconic killer whales, known as Southern Resident orcas, were placed on the endangered species list. It was a victory long overdue for a fragile population of fewer than one hundred whales. Author and certified marine naturalist Sandra Pollard traces the story and destinies...
The Dolphin in the Mirror
Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
This scientific memoir by an aquarium researcher “illuminate[s] the world of the dolphin’s amazing intelligence and playfulness.” —Temple Grandin
“One comes away from Reiss’s book agreeing that ‘dolphins are among the smartest creatures on the planet’ and that they merit not...
by Shawn Thompson, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Kusasi is a three-hundred-pound male who could rip your arms and legs off like daisy petals if he wanted. Princess was taught sign language by a researcher and had a limited ability to combine vocabulary. . ..
For centuries the shaggy red orangutan lived in peaceful seclusion in the jungles...
by Stefano Cagno
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 26, 2015
È vero che gli animali si usano in casi eccezionali? Che sono in costante diminuzione? Che non soffrono? Che sono prevalentemente roditori? Che le leggi sono severe? Che i controlli sono scrupolosi? Che non esistono metodi sostitutivi? Soprattutto è vero che la sperimentazione animale è in grado...
Il veganismo non è una dieta
Una completa esplorazione dell’universo vegano ben oltre l’alimentazione
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 2, 2017
La totalità della scienza medica è concorde nell’affermare che una dieta ricca di frutta e verdura è fondamentale nella prevenzione di moltissime malattie. Tuttavia, la motivazione che porta all’adozione della scelta vegana è ben più profonda, poiché è principalmente di ordine etico, basata...