Animals & Society

A humorous and informative book, debunking a range of commonly held myths about animals. Camels store water in their humps and magpies love to stea...

This is a way of putting my life out there, because if I were to write a memoir, thered be five volumes before I got to The Beatles. So Im going at...

In the years leading up to the Second World War animals were as ubiquitous as they are today, but not only as pets but as part of everyday life, in...

Office Dogs: The Manual is the guide to dogs in the workplace. As the popularity of taking our canine companions to the office continues to grow, t...

During the Victorian era, animals were increasingly viewed not as property or utility, but as thinking, feeling subjects worthy of inclusion within...

A heart-breaking and moving story of love and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Inspired by true events, and perfect for readers o...

The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being humanIn this highl...

The Emma Press Book of Beasts rustles and roars with the voices of animals and humans, co-existing on Earth with varying degrees of harmony. A scor...

In many ways, Roman attitudes to animals were similar to our own; they kept animals as household pets, they farmed animals for meat and hunted and ...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The sapiens of the sea, whales are the...

Take a look at the packaging on a container of milk and you're likely to see bucolic idylls of red barns, green pastures, and happy, well-treated c...

'A love story, a meditation on meat eating, on farming animals, on the relations between man and beast. Yallop writes with great tenderness' Daily ...

Animal testing is a controversy that has raged for hundreds of years. Some people view experiments on dogs as necessary for human medical progre...

What comes to mind when we think of swans? Likely their beauty in domestic settings, their preserved status, their association with royalty, and po...

Polar bears are truly majestic animals: the largest land-dwelling carnivore on earth, they can measure up to 3 metres in length, and weigh up to 70...

Barby Keel is used to all manner of creatures arriving at the door of the Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary where she lives and works, deep within the Su...

If you're longing for the pitter-patter of four furry feet, you have some homework to do. When new dog owners aren't prepared, it's the dog who suf...

Kingfishers are a sight to behold. The dash and verve of this cosmopolitan bird has been admired for millennia, appearing in creation myths, imperi...

With its distinctive, comical walk, large bill, and association with the conservation movement, the pelican has attained iconic status. But as Barb...

For centuries whales have captured our imaginations and ignited our emotions. We have revered and mythologised them, hunted them to the brink of ex...