animal welfare

Contains information and activities designed to help young people in grades six and up find ways to address the needs of animals in their communities and around the world.

The awe-inspiring story of Rose Block, a woman who embarked on a quest to rescue dogs from abusive and violent owners and the dangers of the street.

Contains a collection of primary source documents by a variety of authors that illustrate all sides of the debate over the rights of animals.

Discusses the use and abuse of animals by mankind and the rights of animals to better conditions wherever possible.

Provides an expos? of America's puppy mills through the story of Gracie, a black-and-white Cavalier King Charles Spaniel born in a large-scale commercial kennel who was used as a breeder after failing to sell, but who was rescued by a woman who devoted herself to saving Gracie's life.

Calvin Cassowary is determined to keep the family farm despite his financial troubles, but as hard as he tries to climb out from debt, there always seems to be something else to go wrong.

A horse who started life pampered, but who went from one owner to another, his treatment worsening before the story draws to a happy conclusion.

Eleven-year-old Philo and his friend Cristabel kidnap a neighbor's neglected dog, hoping to make his owner appreciate him, but plans go awry when the dog makes friends with a pack of unruly strays.

Ernie, having spent time with his friends taunting neighborhood cats, finds himself living a nightmare when he wakes up one morning to discover he has become a cat himself.