Central Skagit Library District

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, a situation that compels Bowditch to risk everything he cares about.

This book presents various points-of-view and key players in the public discourse on pets, including shelters, pounds, euthanasia, overpopulation, exotic pets, breeding/purebreds, designer pets, puppy mills, animal hoarding, and other relevant topics.

Just as tiny kittens and puppies grow into bigger cats and dogs, wild animal babies grow into adults too. These full-grown animals may no longer be cute and cuddly. Their wild instincts may kick in. They can become very large, even dangerous. What happens to these exotic pets when owners realize they can no longer care for them but they can't be returned to the wild? And what about big predators that get hurt or sick? This photographic journal takes...

A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical roadmap for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures, from the renowned animal-rights advocate Wayne Pacelle, President/CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of The Bond. In the mid-nineteenth century, New Bedford, Massachusetts was the whaling capital of the world. A half-gallon of sperm...

This book presents various points-of-view and key players in the public discourse on animals in agriculture and the development and impacts of industrial farming on the welfare of livestock, including living conditions; methods of production and slaughter; differences among factory, family, organic, and free-range farms; the use of antibiotics and hormones; and the effects of consumer preferences.

Our relationship with bears is complex. Some people think of bears as big, cuddly pets, while others see them as dangerous, wild animals. Many people want bears left undisturbed in the wild, while others want to hunt and kill them, confine them in zoos or use them for their fur, meat or body parts. It's clear that bears are popular animals almost everywhere in the world. They're featured in fables, cartoons, children's books, television shows, documentary...

Con este tomo de "Animales Salvajes" vas a conocer uno de los felinos más ágiles, silenciosos y veloces de cuantos existen en el mundo. A través de los textos y de las estupendas fotografías de este libro, descubrirás algunos aspectos curiosos de la vida del leopardo: cómo descansa, cómo se camufla, cómo guarda los restos de sus presas fuera del alcance de otros animales... Sabrás muchas cosas sobre uno de los animales más bellos del mundo....

El gran plantígrado de los bosques y de los hielos polares llena las páginas de este libro con toda la variedad de sus especies. Los osos polares y los que viven en la espesura de los bosques, se nos muestran en todas aquellas actividades que ocupan su vida: sus juegos, su lucha por la subsistencia, los amorosos cuidados que dedican a sus crías...

Este volumen nos revela la forma de ser y de vivir del mayor de los mamíferos terrestres: el elefante. Veremos cómo utiliza su portentosa trompa y sus largos y blancos colmillos. Conoceremos sus costrumbres en la manada, sus momentos de fiereza, su dependencia del agua y su probada inteligencia. También aprenderemos a distinguir el elefante africano del elefante de la India.

En este tomo el tigre es captado en su ambiente natural desde los primeros días de su vida. Contemplaremos al más temido de los felinos en distintas etapas de su existencia para saber cómo crece, cómo caza, cómo descansa, cómo se esconde... y también cómo trabaja el hombre para evitar la extinción de tan hermoso animal.