Animals & Society

#1 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller The more we know about the animals in our world and the better we care for them, the better o...

What do you know about the knobbily armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Since there are species of lobster...

'This is an important book. It is written by an expert who probably knows more about wildlife crime in the UK, and especially in Scotland, than any...

The vulture is commonly thought to dwell outside the community of living beings. These birds are seen to have no real relationship with humans; ins...

Curly tails, snouts, trotters, 'oinks', mud and unpleasant smells - these are the cliches of the pig. With their varied roles as sources of food, a...

From giving rides to children at the British seaside to pulling a plough in the poorest of countries, donkeys have served humans faithfully since t...

It is more than a thousand years since the exploitation of the elephant began.

Are you sitting nicely? Good. Lets discover exactly what happened after two superstar Labradors chewed up the lockdown internet and found it really...

Did you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire...

Humans have long believed themselves to be the superior species: we consume other animals for food, experiment on them and slaughter them for sport...

'If ever a dog's story is guaranteed to touch hearts, then Maggie's is.' Your Dog Magazine'This story will leave you smiling.' Best MagazineBeaten,...

I knew dogs could make a difference to the childrens lives. I knew it the moment I watched a little boy, exhausted by pain and sickness, stretch ou...

Meet the inspirational animals who went from being rescued to becoming rescuer in these incredible true storiesYou'll read all about...- Constantin...

WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed ...

'Modest, down to earth and full of humour, this is one of the best books about filming I've ever read.' MICHAEL PALIN'Extraordinary: Gavin's easy p...

Tommy Kane brings together, for the first time, a collection of contemporary vegan artists whose works grapple with one of the biggest issues of ou...

This is the first edited collection devoted entirely to the question of the role of animals in the thought of Immanuel Kant. Though the topic is no...

Sharks are among the most persecuted animals on Earth. Nicole''s block-buster story lifts the lid on the shocking details of the trade in shark fin...

History is full of strange animal stories, invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney, and they reveal as much about ...

It's the dream scenario for many of us after a long week: having the house completely to ourselves. No partners, no parents, no kids, no pets. But ...

This book is aimed at people who wish to improve their ability to communicate with animals effectively. Effective communication is clear and ethic...

In what promises to become an Omnivore''s Dilemma for dog lovers-breed devotees and adoption advocates alike-The Dog Merchants is the first book to...

Christine M. Korsgaard presents a compelling new view of humans' moral relationships to the other animals. She defends the claim that we are obliga...

A New Zealand Book of Beasts is a groundbreaking examination of the interactions between humans and `nonhuman animals'' - both real and imagined - ...

In what promises to become an Omnivore''s Dilemma for dog lovers-breed devotees and adoption advocates alike-The Dog Merchants is the first book to...

Throughout history, people have loved, owned and ridden horses. They fascinate us, and we are drawn to books like The Horse Whisperer, events like ...