Leaving the wild : the unnatural history of dogs, cats, cows, and horses

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"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 d...

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Animal breeding

Cats Breeding

Cattle Breeding

Dogs Breeding

Domestic animals History

Horses Breeding

Human-animal relationships

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ISBN:

9781681775562
1681775565

Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition

Description:

xii, 356 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes index

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

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2492514

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