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Picking up where she left off in Where the Blind Horse Sings, Kathy Stevens regales us with more tales of the rescued animals at Catskill Animal Sanctuary (CAS), some touching, some hilarious, all provocative. We meet Barbie, the broiler hen found hiding under a blue Honda in Brooklyn who falls for the animal ambassador Rambo, a ram with an uncanny sense of what others need. Then there’s Norma Rae, the turkey rescued from a "turkey bowl" just before Thanksgiving.

From New York Times best-selling author Helen Brown comes a funny and moving account of her life-changing month as a foster mother - to a homeless cat named Bono. After a brush with cancer, Helen Brown, happily married for 22 years and with three grown children, took stock of her comfortable suburban life and found it wanting. Seizing the day, she headed to New York, the city that never sleeps, where she was talked into fostering Bono, a rescue cat in need of a forever home.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BATTERSEA DOGS AND CATS HOME Can Battersea's loneliest cat find a home in time for Christmas? It's Christmas at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and Laura is desperate to find a home for Felicia, a spiky, bad-tempered moggy with a heart of gold. Her boyfriend, Rob, can't...

Lisbeth Wulff og Rasmus Botoft inviterer i Kattens bog læserne med ind i et betagende univers af poter og miaven, når de dykker ned i de mange fascinerende sider af et af danskernes mest elskede kæledyr. Bogen er en hyldest til det majestætiske og mystiske væsen, som har fortryllet os i årtusinder. Og med en blanding af fakta, humor og hjertevarme fortællinger tager Kattens bog læserne med på en sand opdagelsesrejse gennem dyrets fascinerende verden.

Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do. Duncan MacVean, DVM, is one such vet. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizard - each of them a unique personality. Every animal and every home is different, but every owner is the same in their affection for their companions. Without warning, MacVean finds himself in odd situations: stepping into a basement full of free-flying bats or struck speechless by a pig who loves opera so much that she falls into a trance.

Jonathan Cranston is no ordinary vet. In addition to his day job in the Gloucestershire countryside treating cows, dogs, pigs and cats, he's also worked with an astonishing range of species around the world, including crocodiles, rhinos and pandas. In this charming collection he introduces us to some of his favourite patients, ranging from beloved family pets through to magnificent creatures of the wild. Whether microchipping armadillos, anaesthetising giraffes or birthing a calf, Jonathan's love for his work and the entire animal kingdom is infectious.

Vets and Pets tells fifteen emotional and entertaining stories of the incredible bonds between wounded warriors, veterans, and other service members and their service and companion animals. Whether these special relationships are with dogs, cats, horses, pigs, or even birds of prey, readers will discover how these remarkable animals help veterans return to civilian life and live independently while simultaneously bringing joy and confidence into their lives.

Give your best friend more purr and pounce with this whiskers-to-tail guide to the good life! One reason we’re wild for cats is that our cats are still wild at heart. On our laps, they’re purring lovebugs, but on the prowl, they’re fearsome hunters - with territorial instincts to match. The Handbook for a Happy Cat takes us inside the feline mind to decode what our cats really want in life and how they try to tell us.

Der herrenlose Kater Ambrose sieht sich schon in den ewigen Jagdgründen, als ihm in letzter Sekunde der Feuerwehrmann Zach das Leben rettet. Prompt folgt er Zach nach Hause. Der ist davon gar nicht begeistert und versucht, den anhänglichen Streuner wieder loszuwerden - vergeblich. Um sich bei seinem Lebensretter zu revanchieren, beschließt der Kater, dem Beziehungsmuffel Zach in Sachen Liebe auf die Sprünge zu helfen.

Katt och människa emellan är en charmig guide i kattens egenskaper och beteenden, skriven på ett vetenskapligt men högt personligt sätt. Antrozoologen Therese Lilliesköld är själv ägare till katten Pocahontas och tillsammans har de upplevt saker som alla kattägare kan relatera till, lära sig och överväldigas av. I boken ryms observationer, råd och tankar om katter och människor i allmänhet, men också personliga erfarenheter av författaren själv.

Delicioso, engraçado e irresistível: uma pequena obra-prima narrada do ponto de vista dos gatos.

Os gatos despertaram muitos mitos e crenças ao longo dos tempos devido à natureza misteriosa e ao comportamento peculiar. Sua agilidade, flexibilidade, olhar penetrante, habilidade de se esconder e se mover silenciosamente, por exemplo, criaram uma aura de mistério ao redor deles e contribuíram para a construção de superstições.

How much do you love your cat? How much do you know about him or her? Test your kitty IQ with a fun, educational quiz on this cassette, which contains excerpts from Ingrid E. Newkirk's popular book, 250 Ways to Make Your Cat Adore You, read by the author.

This anthology, created exclusively for this audio edition, features both fiction and nonfiction tales of our feline friends. It's the perfect gift for the many millions of cat lovers in the world. Subtitled "29 Cat Tales from Great Writers", it includes selections by Catherine Aird, Lewis Carroll, Barbara Holland, George Orwell, Saki, P.G. Woodhouse, and others.