Argues that the United States faces a dog overpopulation problem, offers information on puppy mills, pet stores, breeders, and animal shelters, and explains how to adopt a pet from a shelter.

When The Case for Animal Rights was published in 1983 it rapidly became an acknowledged classic of moral philosophy, and its author, Tom Regan (19382017), was recognized as an intellectual leader within the animal rights movement. Twenty years later, Case was reissued with a new and fully considered preface, in which Regan responded to his critics and defended the book's revolutionary position. Now, forty years after its original publication, this...

"Rocky's husband Bob was just forty-two when she discovered him lying cold and lifeless on the bathroom floor, and Rocky's world changed forever. Quitting her job, chopping off all her hair, she leaves Massachusetts, reinventing her past and taking a job as Animal Control Warden on Peak's Island, a tiny speck off the coast of Maine and a million miles away from everything she's lost... Rocky, a quirky and fallible character, discovers the healing...

Discusses the use of animals in several contexts, including circuses, zoos, the fur industry, food, product testing, and medical research; describes the teachings of religions about respect for animals; and lists ways to help protect animals from cruelty. Features text at two reading levels.

Keep your animals calm and safe with Temple Grandin's groundbreaking insights and methods, now tailored specifically for small farms. Understand the behavior, fears, and instincts of cattle, goats, pigs, and sheep, and set up the most humane, healthy, and productive systems and facilities on your farm.--COVER.

Despite the disapproval of his father, Ben, a young cow named Otis loves to have fun at his farm's wild late-night hoe-downs. When Ben dies defending the barnyard from marauding coyotes, Otis is chosen as the farm's new leader. For Otis, responsibili

In Fearless Rabbits, cute and fluffy meets strong and determined as these rabbits get back on the move. In this inspiring series, readers will learn how adaptable animals really are, and how, with a little bit of help, anything is possible.