Animals and society

In American history, animals are everywhere.

Examines how liberal thought influenced representations of animals within nineteenth-century animal welfare discourse and the Victorian novel.

This is the first edited collection devoted entirely to the question of the role of animals in the thought of Immanuel Kant.

This new edition of Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth begins with an historical, grounding overview that situates ecofeminist theory and activism within the larger field of ecocriticism and provides a timeline for important publications and events.

Most people believe we should help others in need; this book argues we should also help starving, wounded and sick wild animals.

Feline Behavior and Welfare provides current and updated information for the veterinary practitioner regarding normal feline behavior and problem behavior.

We are living through a period of planetary crisis, a time in which the mass production and consumption of some animals is made possible by the mass extinction of many others.

Winner of the 2022 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award * Winner of the 2022 Science in Society Journalism Award (Books) * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize"e;Thoughtful, insightful, and wise, Wild Souls is a landmark work.

A new collection offering provocative and often counterintuitive conclusions on the ethics of meat eatingIn a world of industralized farming and feed lots, is eating meat ever a morally responsible choice?

Der Verzehr von Hundefleisch in China oder Korea ruft hierzulande Abscheu und Entsetzen hervor.

Suggest to the average leftist that animals should be part of broader liberation struggles andonce they stop laughingyoull find yourself casually dismissed.

Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior highlights, through concise summaries, the most important discoveries and scientific revolutions in animal behavior.

How do we understand the dignity and value of non-human animals?

The legend of Thunder spans 27 years and is studded with 18 Top 40 UK singles, as well as a haul of gold and platinum albums.

Haematology of Australian Mammals is a valuable guide to collecting and analysing the blood of Australian mammals for haematological studies and diagnosis and monitoring of disease.

Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior.

Monster is an adult pit bull, muscular and grey, who is impounded in a large animal shelter in Los Angeles.

It is widely agreed that because animals feel pain we should not make them suffer gratuitously.

This one-volume encyclopedia introduces readers to the world's cryptids-those hidden or secret animals believed to exist at the margins of human society-including Bigfoot, Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mothman.

Is animal labour inherently oppressive, or can work be a source of meaning, solidarity, and social membership for animals?

Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics.

Die Wölfe – ein spannendes, historisches Schauspiel zur aktuellen Thematik der "Wolfsansiedlung".

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, Third Edition offers the latest and most valuable information on animal science and behavioral genetics, carrying on the book's legacy since its original publication in 1998.

Our ability to make meaningful connections with other animal species and their ability to return the favour is, perhaps, never more beautiful than the bond we have with dogs.

Frank Elstner, Zoodirektor Matthias Reinschmidt und Tierfilmer Christian Ehrlich reisen seit Jahren auf den Spuren bedrohter Tierarten um die Welt.

Heritage is a social construction rooted in modern and contemporary societies.

Examines how liberal thought influenced representations of animals within nineteenth-century animal welfare discourse and the Victorian novel.

British Game ranges beyond the strict legal interpretation of game and is full of interesting details about the birds and beasts that should interest sportsmen.

The first book to provide a systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, arguing that animals have always played a range of roles in human societies.

While the problem of evil remains a perennial challenge to theistic belief, little attention has been paid to the special problem of animal pain and suffering.

This book uses primary documents as a lens through which to examine historical and present-day efforts to protect endangered species in the United States and around the world.

In Putting on the Dog, Melissa Kwasny explores the age-old relationship between humans and the animals that have provided us with our clothing: leather, wool, silk, feathers, pearls, and fur.

Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

To what extent do we and can we understand others-other peoples, species, times, and places?

Concerns about the recent explosions of diseases like HIV, the West Nile Virus, and other avian and swine flus that originate in animals have encouraged new efforts on a global scale to bridge the gap between animal and human medicine for the benefit of both.

Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport.

Over the past thirty years, as Wesley J.

This up-close, captivating look at an iconic animal traces our complex relationship to bears throughout historyand what they can tell us about ourselves.

Assessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity from Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea: Uncovering Buried Treasures and the Value of the Benthos examines marine benthic habitats around the world that are linked by their physical location at the bottom of the oceans.

With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought on by human activity and pollutants toxicology and risk assessment of mammal species is becoming increasingly of interest to toxicologists involved in environmental research.

Animal lovers who feed meat to other animals are faced with a paradox: perhaps fewer animals would be harmed if they stopped feeding the ones they love.

Das brisante Sachbuch zum Thema Rassezucht bei Hunden und KatzenDeutschlands profiliertester Tierpathologe entlarvt das immense Leid, das die Zucht reiner Rassen bei Haustieren vielfach verursacht.

This book explores the health issues surrounding vegetarianism and helps the aspiring vegetarian make the transition in a way that provides the greatest benefits.

Elephant Sense and Sensibility is a comprehensive treatment of the full range of elephant behavior.

The ethical treatment of animals has become an issue of serious moral concern.

The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems.

This "e;delightfully creepy"e; New York Times bestseller from the award-winning horror-comedy podcast team takes deep dives into nine infamous serial killers (Booklist).

A new collection offering provocative and often counterintuitive conclusions on the ethics of meat eatingIn a world of industralized farming and feed lots, is eating meat ever a morally responsible choice?