The Resource Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses, Gavin Ehringer
Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses, Gavin Ehringer
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The item Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses, Gavin Ehringer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses, Gavin Ehringer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- "The domestication of animals changed the course of human history. But what about the animals who abandoned their wild existence in exchange for our care and protection? Domestication has proven to be a wildly successful survival strategy. But this success has not been without its drawbacks. A modern dairy cow's daily energy output equals that of a Tour de France rider. Feral cats overpopulate urban areas. And our methods of breeding horses and dogs have resulted in debilitating and sometimes lethal genetic diseases. But these problems and more can be addressed, if we have the will and the compassion. Human values and choices determine an animal's lot in life even before he or she is born. Just as a sculptor's hands shape clay, so human values shape our animal's for good and or ill. The little-examined, yet omnipresent act of breeding lies at the core of Gavin Ehringer's eye-opening book. You'll meet cows cloned from steaks, a Quarter horse stallion valued at $7.5 million, Chinese dogs that glow in the dark, and visit a Denver cat show featuring naked cats and other cuddly mutants. Is this what the animals bargained for all those millennia ago, when they first joined us by the fire?"--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Extent
- xii, 356 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- 1. Dogs
- A wolf among men
- The generic dog
- The first breeders
- England goes to the dogs
- A breed is born
- Pity the pit bull
- Let sleeping dogs lie
- 2. Cats
- Of mice and men (and cats)
- Cat cult culture
- Putting the evil in medieval
- Catching a break
- Life in the great indoors
- Alley cat blues
- Fancy cats
- 3. Cows
- The cheeseburger: a natural history
- Sex and the single cow
- Frankencattle?
- Three dairies, act one: the raw deal
- Three dairies, act two: cows in the machine
- Three dairies, act three: emerald pastures
- The moo-niverse --4. Horses
- Life on a horse ranch
- In the beginning
- Horses and humans
- When horsemen ruled the world
- Arabians, from breed to greed
- The all-American horse
- Conclusion
- A baker's dozen best practices of pet animal breeders
- Isbn
- 9781681775562
- Label
- Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses
- Title
- Leaving the wild
- Title remainder
- the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses
- Statement of responsibility
- Gavin Ehringer
- Subject
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- Animal breeding
- Cats -- Breeding
- Cats -- Breeding
- Cattle -- Breeding
- Cattle -- Breeding
- Dogs -- Breeding
- Dogs -- Breeding
- Domestic animals
- trueDomestic animals
- trueDomestic animals -- History
- trueFamily and Relationships -- Pets and Owners
- trueGenetics
- History
- Horses -- Breeding
- Horses -- Breeding
- trueHuman-animal relationships
- Human-animal relationships
- trueHuman/animal relationships
- trueHumans and cats
- trueHumans and cows
- trueHumans and dogs
- trueHumans and horses
- NATURE / Animals
- trueNature Writing -- Animal Studies
- PETS / Cats
- PETS / Dogs
- PETS / Horses
- trueScience -- Popular works
- trueAnimal breeding
- trueAnimals and civilization
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The domestication of animals changed the course of human history. But what about the animals who abandoned their wild existence in exchange for our care and protection? Domestication has proven to be a wildly successful survival strategy. But this success has not been without its drawbacks. A modern dairy cow's daily energy output equals that of a Tour de France rider. Feral cats overpopulate urban areas. And our methods of breeding horses and dogs have resulted in debilitating and sometimes lethal genetic diseases. But these problems and more can be addressed, if we have the will and the compassion. Human values and choices determine an animal's lot in life even before he or she is born. Just as a sculptor's hands shape clay, so human values shape our animal's for good and or ill. The little-examined, yet omnipresent act of breeding lies at the core of Gavin Ehringer's eye-opening book. You'll meet cows cloned from steaks, a Quarter horse stallion valued at $7.5 million, Chinese dogs that glow in the dark, and visit a Denver cat show featuring naked cats and other cuddly mutants. Is this what the animals bargained for all those millennia ago, when they first joined us by the fire?"--Amazon.com
- Summary
- Presents a thought-provoking and surprising exploration of the ever-evolving relationship between humans and domesticated animals
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- 10611509
- Cataloging source
- TOH
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- Ehringer, Gavin
- Dewey number
- 636.009
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Domestic animals
- Animal breeding
- Human-animal relationships
- Dogs
- Cats
- Cattle
- Horses
- Animal breeding
- Cats
- Cattle
- Dogs
- Domestic animals
- Horses
- Human-animal relationships
- NATURE / Animals
- PETS / Cats
- PETS / Dogs
- PETS / Horses
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses
- Label
- Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses, Gavin Ehringer
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
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- Contents
- 1. Dogs -- A wolf among men -- The generic dog -- The first breeders -- England goes to the dogs -- A breed is born -- Pity the pit bull -- Let sleeping dogs lie -- 2. Cats -- Of mice and men (and cats) -- Cat cult culture -- Putting the evil in medieval -- Catching a break -- Life in the great indoors -- Alley cat blues -- Fancy cats -- 3. Cows -- The cheeseburger: a natural history -- Sex and the single cow -- Frankencattle? -- Three dairies, act one: the raw deal -- Three dairies, act two: cows in the machine -- Three dairies, act three: emerald pastures -- The moo-niverse --4. Horses -- Life on a horse ranch -- In the beginning -- Horses and humans -- When horsemen ruled the world -- Arabians, from breed to greed -- The all-American horse -- Conclusion -- A baker's dozen best practices of pet animal breeders
- Control code
- on1005090392
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Extent
- xii, 356 pages
- Isbn
- 9781681775562
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1005090392
- Label
- Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses, Gavin Ehringer
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Dogs -- A wolf among men -- The generic dog -- The first breeders -- England goes to the dogs -- A breed is born -- Pity the pit bull -- Let sleeping dogs lie -- 2. Cats -- Of mice and men (and cats) -- Cat cult culture -- Putting the evil in medieval -- Catching a break -- Life in the great indoors -- Alley cat blues -- Fancy cats -- 3. Cows -- The cheeseburger: a natural history -- Sex and the single cow -- Frankencattle? -- Three dairies, act one: the raw deal -- Three dairies, act two: cows in the machine -- Three dairies, act three: emerald pastures -- The moo-niverse --4. Horses -- Life on a horse ranch -- In the beginning -- Horses and humans -- When horsemen ruled the world -- Arabians, from breed to greed -- The all-American horse -- Conclusion -- A baker's dozen best practices of pet animal breeders
- Control code
- on1005090392
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Extent
- xii, 356 pages
- Isbn
- 9781681775562
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1005090392
Subject
- Animal breeding
- Cats -- Breeding
- Cats -- Breeding
- Cattle -- Breeding
- Cattle -- Breeding
- Dogs -- Breeding
- Dogs -- Breeding
- Domestic animals
- trueDomestic animals
- trueDomestic animals -- History
- trueFamily and Relationships -- Pets and Owners
- trueGenetics
- History
- Horses -- Breeding
- Horses -- Breeding
- trueHuman-animal relationships
- Human-animal relationships
- trueHuman/animal relationships
- trueHumans and cats
- trueHumans and cows
- trueHumans and dogs
- trueHumans and horses
- NATURE / Animals
- trueNature Writing -- Animal Studies
- PETS / Cats
- PETS / Dogs
- PETS / Horses
- trueScience -- Popular works
- trueAnimal breeding
- trueAnimals and civilization
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