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Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A unique, compelling exploration of the universal human need for animal companions-from dogs and cats to horses, birds, house-rabbits, and even exotica such as lizards and snakes-through the eyes of an historical detective and devoted pet-lover. The earliest evidence of a human and a pet can be traced as far back as 26,000 BC in France, where a boy and his "canid" took a walk through a cave. Their foot and paw prints were preserved together on the...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Dogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are family members and surrogate children. A little over a century ago, pets didn't warrant the meager legal status of property. Now, they have more rights and protections than any other animal in the country. Some say they're even on the verge of becoming legal persons. How did we get here, and what...
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