Animals category: 23627 books
On Eating Meat
The truth about its production and the ethics of eating it
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
'Compelling, illuminating and often confronting, On Eating Meat is a brilliant blend of a gastronome's passion with forensic research into the sources of the meat we eat. Matthew Evans brings his unflinching honesty - and a farmer's hands-on experience - to the question of how to be an ethical carnivore.'...
The Death of the Animal
A Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2009
While moral perfectionists rank conscious beings according to their cognitive abilities, Paola Cavalieri launches a more inclusive defense of all forms of subjectivity. In concert with Peter Singer, J. M. Coetzee, Harlan B. Miller, and other leading animal studies scholars, she expands our understanding...
by AVMA
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
Animal sheltering facilities may be involved in transport of animals locally, regionally or internationally. For many animals, relocation is a life-saving measure, but it may also pose risks. Therefore, risks and benefits for all animals affected by a transport program must be carefully considered....
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2004
Among animals used in research, teaching and testing, mice are now widely recognized as the most important model for human diseases and disorders. They comprise the majority of all experimental mammals and tend to be the model of choice used for research into many diseases/disorders including cancer,...
Identifying Animal Tracks
Mammals, Birds, and Other Animals of the Eastern United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
"The book shows lots of tracks in drawings to help you. Birds, insects and mammals are included in this highly informative book. Get a copy today." — Texas Kitchen and Garden and More
You can find them almost anywhere: crisscrossing a snowy meadow, etched in the mud of a stream bank or...
Exposing the Big Game
Living Targets of a Dying Sport
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Exposing the Big Game challenges the archaic, yet officially endorsed, viewpoint that the primary value of wildlife in America is to provide cheap entertainment for anyone with a gun and an unwholesome urge to kill. Portraits and portrayals of tolerant bears, loquacious prairie dogs, temperamental wolves,...
Birds of a Feather
A True Story of Hope and the Healing Power of Animals
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
"This true story will twist your heart like a sponge and renew your faith in the world." —Lee Woodruff, co-author with Bob Woodruff of the New York Times bestseller In an Instant
**"A heartwarming book." —**Vicki Myron, author of New York Times #1 Bestseller Dewey
"Reminds...
UNCLE REMUS and BRER RABBIT - 11 Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Uncle Remus narrates 11 Brer Rabbit Tales and Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2018
UNCLE REMUS AND BRER RABBIT is an illustrated volume containing 11 adventures and escapades of Brer Rabbit and his friends in their Southern plantation setting. They are narrated to a young audience by (a fictitious) Uncle Remus. This volume was first in the Brer Rabbit series published by Joel Chandler...
WASHER THE RACCOON - 16 Escapades and Adventures of Washer the Raccoon
The Adventures of Washer the Raccoon
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
This book is for all little boys and girls who love animals. Come into the woods and let us listen and watch, and I promise you it will be worthwhile……
WASHER the RACCOON is brave and fearless in danger, and so lovable that you won’t lay down this book without saying wistfully, “I almost...
by Larry Allan
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Did you know fawns have no scent, an evolutionary defense against predators? And that the eastern grey squirrel is a formidable swimmer, which makes them quite suited for the Sunshine State? And that, unlike other avians, Florida scrub jay families stay together for years, with older siblings helping...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Advances in Sheep Welfare examines the recent advances made in sheep welfare assessment, handling and management, providing state-of-the-art coverage of the welfare needs of one of the world’s most widely farmed animals.
The book begins with an introduction to sheep welfare in Part One, with...
Dynasties
The Rise and Fall of Animal Families
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
Family isn't just important. It's everything.
From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory,...
by Dog Rescuers
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
With great courage, compassion and candor, three couples share with us their harrowing and heroic stories of the life as an animal rescuer in the South. We learn in intimate detail what tragedies and travesties these rescuers face when dealing with a culture that does not hold animals in high regard.The...
by Donna Ledbetter
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Have you found yourself wanting to help your local animal shelter by raising adoption rates or improving the level of care the animals receive, but could never figure out where to start or what you should do to make the most impact? Working to bring about a noticeable change in policies, especially...