Reading and Media Resources: Animals as Companions

The day to day story of a typical animal shelter, based in compelling stories of desperate animals, thoughtless people, devoted yet emotionally exhausted workers and volunteers, and some very happy...

A firsthand account of a social psychologist’s somewhat accidental introduction to the world of cat rescue, the trap-neuter-return method of feral cat management and the often hidden world of feral...

Primarily a professional resource for those who work in shelters, this book examines and evaluates current research regarding animal and human behaviors associated with the intake, management and...

Examines the dramatic variance in the narratives assigned different animals in a high-intake animal shelter and how those narratives dictate their chances for survival. Argues that these inequalities...

An attempt to describe the world as perceived by dogs by a cognitive scientist, based upon an evaluation of dogs’ actual perceptual and cognitive abilities and how they differ and contrast with our...

Documentary about exotic animals kept as pets, including information about the inadequacy of legal regimes governing this practice and the dangers presented.

Investigates the multibillion-dollar global exotic pet trade and the ways in which exotic pets are fetishized and commodified and calls for a “wild life” politics allowing animals to live for the sake...

An exploration of the ambiguous ethics at the heart of the relationships between humans and the animals with whom they share their lives. Through anecdote and scientifically informed analyses of...