Washoe County Library System

Francine Poulet is the greatest Animal Control Officer in Gizzford County. She is from a long line of Animal Control Officers. She's outwitted squirrels, battled snakes and stared down a bear. She is never afraid; until she's faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Can she face her fears, round up the raccoon, and return to the ranks of Animal Control?

"Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism." In Animal Liberation Now, Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's "factory farms" and product-testing procedures,destroying the spurious justifications behind them and showing us just how woefully we have been misled. This edition, revised from top to bottom, covers important reforms in the European Union, and...

"Though increasing numbers of people know that eating meat is detrimental to our own health and the planet's, many still can't be convinced to give up eating meat. But how can we change behavior when common arguments, scientific data, and information aren't working? Acclaimed anthropologist Roanne Van Voorst changes the dialogue. In Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals, she shifts the focus from the present looking forward to the future looking back-imagining...

Just outside of downtown Minneapolis, follow the sounds of crowing and clucking and you will find Mary Britton Clouses Chicken Run Rescue. Over the years, Mary and her husband have given hundreds of homeless birds a safe place to rest until they can be adopted by caring families. Each chicken has a story to share, and the debut author Christine Heppermann (who adopted her own chicken) has crafted a spare, moving, and at times humorous text that will...

Over 60 percent of Americans live with pets, and last year spending on pets crossed the 60 billion dollar line, ensuring these creatures of cohabit are well nurtured, groomed, entertained, and, ideally kept happy. Countless studies have shown the benefits of pet ownership for humans—decreased rates of depression, heart disease, and other ills. But what about the animals? Is pet ownership mutually beneficial to the dogs, cats, lizards, and...

"Accessible to the youngest readers, this picture book celebrates compassion for all creatures by protecting animals instead of exploiting them"-- "Julia Denos lovingly illustrates a thoughtful, poetic text about protecting farm animals instead of exploiting them. Accessible to the youngest readers, this picture book gently celebrates compassion for all creatures. Perfect for fans of Becoming a Good Creature and Tiny, Perfect Things. Where do you...

"The dead don't keep pets. So when animal behaviorist expert Pru Marlowe gets a call about a kitten, she doesn't expect to find the cuddly creature playing beside the cooling body of prominent Beauville lawyer David Canaday. Heart attack? His three adult daughters angrily blame drug interactions, feline allergies--and each other. And begin to feud over their father, his considerable estate, and that cute ball of fluff. While the cause of death is...

Based on the novel by Newbery Award-winning author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a boy who rescues a mistreated dog from its owner.