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2) Angels on a school bus: how a community of volunteers saved two hundred German Shepherds and Huskies
Author
Publisher
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An investigation of ways in which man violates the animal world and examination of role played by various societies throughout the world in protection of animals.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The Call of the Wild," by Jack London, is one of America's best-known novels. Currently published in more than twenty separate editions in English alone, this novel about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896 to 1899 has been continuously in print since it first appeared in 1903. Many editions of "The Call of the Wild" have distorted the original text: the violence is modified, the language is sanitized, and the punctuation and spelling are modernized....
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From a pioneer of the regenerative agriculture movement, a memoir-meets-manifesto on betting the farm on a better future for our food, animals, land, local communities, and our climate. Featured in Food and Country, premiering at Sundance 2023. Raised as a fourth-generation farmer, when Will Harris inherited White Oak Pastures he was a full-time commodity cowboy who played hard and fast with every tool the system offered - chemicals, antibiotics,...
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Language
English
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Description
This guide for older children and young teenagers demystifies the morals and ethics around animals, wildlife and the environment. How can we follow a cruelty-free diet? What are the ethics around pet ownership? What are the issues around show animals—zoos, circuses, and holiday attractions? Why are insects important? This essential book teaches us how to question ourselves, our family, our friends, and society, and make the right choices to...
Author
Publisher
Unplug and Create
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When Cowboy the Jersey steer grows too big to be kept as a pet, his original owner finds him a safe, new home at Second Chance Ranch. After a carroty welcome from the kind Farm Lady, he's excited to meet the rest of the family--goats, alpacas, donkeys, horses, and more!--but for some reason they all run away at the sight of him. Thankfully, he soon meets Bentley, a friendly, wise potbellied pig, who encourages him to think of his size as a positive...
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Language
English
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Description
In countless fascinating ways, our relationship with animals is an essential part of the human experience. Now, one of the world's leading champions of animal welfare offers a dramatic examination of our age-old bond to all creatures. Wayne Pacelle explores the many ways animals contribute to our happiness and well-being, and he reveals scientists' newfound understanding of their remarkable emotional and cognitive capacities. Pacelle also takes on...
11) Massacre pond
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Investigating the senseless slaughter of five moose found on the estate of a wealthy animal rights activist, game warden Mike Bowditch finds the controversial case turning more sinister when the activist's daughter is killed in a suspicious accident.
Author
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
This work evaluates the stance of animal-using scientists in the positivist tradition. It shows how this stance leads to the denial of the existence of animal consciousness and pain, and shows how this denial must be changed if science is to be both coherent and morally responsible.
13) Rescue
Author
Publisher
Boyds Millls Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
©2018
Language
English
Description
When Chess moves near Joni, their differing opinions have Joni defending her family's farm, and she must find the courage to stand up to Chess when she decides to "rescue" the minature horses from a nearby farm.
Author
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When disaster strikes, people aren't the only ones in danger. In January 2010, a huge earthquake hit southern Haiti. Two small dogs named Bella and Deiter were inside their owner's apartment. Amazingly, this was not their first time in a natural disaster. About five years earlier, they had been rescued from separate homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Would they be lucky enough to survive once again?
Look inside to meet the everyday heroes...
15) Okja
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Korean
Description
Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic 3super pig4 created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong2s trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja2s beating heart is the connection between a girl and her super...
Author
Language
English
Description
Read the inspirational stories of six animal advocates from very different backgrounds who have found ways to be heroes for animals. Learn how you can follow in their footsteps and be a hero, too! Packed with fun facts and fascinating sidebars, this full-color informational text explores contemporary issues through high-interest content. Featuring TIME© content and images, this nonfiction book has important text features such as a glossary, an index,...
Author
Publisher
Bywater Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Pasado the donkey! A crafty character with a love for life. Pasado shares his story of growing up in Bellevue, Washington in a place called Kelsey Creek. After Pasado's death at the hands of three teenagers in 1992, Pasado's Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary was founded, and it is introduced by some of its residents."--Publisher's description.
18) Oink!
Publisher
Synergetic Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When nine-year-old Babs receives a pig named Oink as a present from her grandfather, she convinces her parents to keep it. But her parents are not the biggest threat to Oink because her grandfather is secretly taking part in the sausage competition with her pet on the chopping block.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The consumer demand for grassfed, pasture-raised, and antibiotic-free meats is growing, and farmers seeking the most effective, and profitable, ways to respond. The New Livestock Farmer is the definitive book for anyone interested in raising and selling ethically produced meats directly to consumers, restaurants, and butcher shops-from beginning farmers to large-scale ranchers-and in the process help to create a new, ethical meat supply chain. The...
20) The tiger rising
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Language
English
Description
"Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache,...
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