Animals' best friends : putting compassion to work for animals in captivity and in the wild / Barbara J. King.

"How do people who love animals translate that devotion into helping creatures who are not our pets? How do we express our care for animals when that means different things to omnivores and vegetarians-or, say, to hunters and non-hunters? Barbara J. King, a widely read expert on animal cognition and...

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Main Author: King, Barbara J., 1956- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
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Physical Description:274 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Cultivating Compassionate Action -- Animals at Home -- Animals in the Wild -- Animals in the Zoo -- Animals on Our Plates -- Animals in Research Labs 
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