Poetry for Animals
Poetry for Animals

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Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-03-16

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1462002005

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There are millions of books written about animals, but only two books in the world written specifically for animals and the book Poetry for Animals is one of them.* Of course you may find that when you read these poems to an animal it will look surprised and uncomprehending, but this is not because the animal doesnt understand what you are saying. It is merely because no one has ever taken the trouble to read to it before, and it will only be a matter of time before the animal you are reading to will express its pleasure by purring in your lap, or cavorting gaily about its enclosure, or by gnawing on your skull, or by flying away never to be seen again. Focus-group studies have shown, however, that it is members of your species who tend actually to buy and read books of poems, thus this collection was written specifically with you in mind. * The other is Stories for Animals, available at fine bookstores and from woodland creatures everywhere. Recommended for Homo sapiens age 12+

In the Company of Animals
In the Company of Animals

Author: Ken Lauter

Publisher: Xlibris Us

Published: 2023-06-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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In the Company of Animals is the personal story of one man's relationship with animals across the eighty years of his life, a meditation on humanity's horrible history of animal abuse, and an urgent plea for mercy and justice for animals in today's world. Poet Ken Lauter went vegetarian in 1976, and still struggles to go vegan - but is convinced that non-human animals must be fully liberated if our own species is to have a sustainable future or a sane social/spiritual life. Lauter doesn't "preach" that message, but embodies it in a wide variety of work (100+ poems and 12 prose pieces). For both animal-lovers and animal-eaters, the voyage through these pages will prove memorable - and perhaps life-changing.

Lives of the Animals
Lives of the Animals

Author: Robert Wrigley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2003-09-30

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1101177152

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Lives of the Animals takes us to that place where the boundaries between predator and prey, the observer and the observed, merge, reverse, become re-imagined. We find ourselves inside a story of death and life, witness to acts of survival so primal they seem less instinctive than passionate. And it is passion that most informs these poems: the bond between lovers, between parent and child, between humans and other animals, both wild and domestic, that populate our shared world of hunger and need.

A Plea for the Animals
A Plea for the Animals

Author: Matthieu Ricard

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0834840545

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Every cow just wants to be happy. Every chicken just wants to be free. Every bear, dog, or mouse experiences sorrow and feels pain as intensely as any of us humans do. In a compelling appeal to reason and human kindness, Matthieu Ricard here takes the arguments from his best-sellers Altruism and Happiness to their logical conclusion: that compassion toward all beings, including our fellow animals, is a moral obligation and the direction toward which any enlightened society must aspire. He chronicles the appalling sufferings of the animals we eat, wear, and use for adornment or "entertainment," and submits every traditional justification for their exploitation to scientific evidence and moral scrutiny. What arises is an unambiguous and powerful ethical imperative for treating all of the animals with whom we share this planet with respect and compassion.

Fur, Fangs, and Footprints
Fur, Fangs, and Footprints

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Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9780756505622

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An anthology of poems about animals, plus Toolbox tips that help the reader understand poetry and how poems are written.