Unnatural Companions: Rethinking Our Love of Pets in an Age of Wildlife Extinction

by Peter Christie

Book Overview

"Highly compelling...page-turning read" -- TNC's Cool Green Science
We love our pets. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and other species have become an essential part of more families than ever before--in North America today, pets outnumber people. Pet owners are drawn to their animal companions through an innate desire to connect with other species. But there is a dark side to our domestic connection with animal life: the pet industry is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161091970X
• ISBN13: 9781610919708
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"