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The last walk : reflections on our pets at the end of their lives / by Pierce, Jessica,1965-(CARDINAL)343534;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1: Final odyssey -- 2: Into the open -- 3: Old -- 4: Pain -- 5: Animal hospice -- 6: Blue needle -- 7: Remains.Draws on both personal stories and research to present an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pets; Death; Euthanasia of animals.; Euthanasia.; Human-animal relationships.; Dogs;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Disposable animals : ending the tragedy of throwaway pets / by Brestrup, Craig.(CARDINAL)645536;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index.
Subjects: Animal welfare; Animal rights.; Pets; Euthanasia of animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Three wild dogs (and the truth) [sound recording] / by Zusak, Markus,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)703921;
Read by Markus Zusak.What happens when the Zusak family opens their home to three big, wild, street-hardened dogs, Reuben, more wolf than hound; Archer, blond, beautiful, deadly; and the rancorously smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm? The answer can only be chaos: There are street fights, park fights, public shamings, property damages, bodily injuries, hospital visits, wellness checks, pure comedy, shocking tragedy, and carnage that must be read to be believed. There is a reckoning of shortcomings and failure, a strengthening of will, but most important of all, an explosion of love, and the joy and recognition of family.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Audiobooks.; Zusak, Markus; Zusak, Markus.; Dogs.; Dog owners.; Human-animal relationships.; Feral dogs.; Dogs; Pets.; Euthanasia of animals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Little boy Blue : a puppy's rescue from death row and his owner's journey for truth / by Kavin, Kim.(CARDINAL)473395;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Dog rescue; Animal shelters; Euthanasia of animals; In celebration of Donna Jones Library volunteer in 2012.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 11
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Three wild dogs (and the truth) : a memoir / by Zusak, Markus,author,photographer.(CARDINAL)703921;
"What happens when the Zusak family opens their home to three big, wild, street-hardened dogs--Reuben, more wolf than hound; Archer, blond, beautiful, destructive; and the rancorously smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm? The answer can only be chaos: there are street fights, park fights, public shamings, property damages, injuries, hospital visits, wellness checks, pure comedy, shocking tragedy, and carnage that must be read to be believed. ... [This is a] memoir about the human need for both connection and disorder, a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty--but also the visceral truth of the natural world--straight to our doors and into our lives and change us forever."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Zusak, Markus; Zusak, Markus.; Dogs; Dog owners; Human-animal relationships; Feral dogs; Dogs; Pets; Euthanasia of animals;
Available copies: 43 / Total copies: 51
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A North Carolina guide to animal control law / by Wall, Aimee N.(CARDINAL)289297; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.School of Government.(CARDINAL)270093;
Includes bibliographical references.Criminal cruelty -- Civil cruelty -- Rabies control -- Dangerous dogs -- Nuisance and at-large animals -- Exotic animals -- Regulation of animal shelters, kennels, and other operations -- Spay/neuter program -- Service animals -- Miscellaneous issues -- Euthanasia methods approved by the AVMA, AHA, and HSUS -- Punishment under structured sentencing.
Subjects: Animals; Animals; Animal welfare; Pets; Domestic animals; Exotic animals;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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The amazing afterlife of animals : messages and signs from our pets on the other side / by Anderson, Karen A.,author.;
Award-winning animal communicator and psychic medium, Karen Anderson, reveals tantalizing evidence that our pets communicate with us throughout their lives as well as after their physical death. Discover how pets feel about death, euthanasia, cremation, reincarnation and so much more. Was it their time to die? Do the pets we had to euthanize forgive us?International Book Awards - 2018.Nautilus Book Award - Silver award, 2017.
Subjects: Pet psychics.; Guides (Spiritualism); Human-animal communication.; Ascended masters.; Communication avec les animaux.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Good grief : finding peace after pet loss : personal and professional insights on the animal lover's unique grieving proces / by Korpi, Sid.(CARDINAL)565919;
Presents stories of the human-animal bond that exists even after the death of a pet and offers advice on such topics as euthanasia, caring for oneself while grieving, and ways to memorialize a pet's life.
Subjects: Bereavement; Pet owners; Pets; Pets;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Death, dying, and the afterlife [videorecording] : lessons from world cultures / by Berkson, Mark,teacher.; Leven, Jon,film director.(CARDINAL)554917; White, David C.,1982-film producer.;
Accompanying course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-226).Lecturer: Professor Mark Berkson, Hamline University.Explore how great faiths, philosophies, and cultures all over the world perceive death -- and existence -- in these life-affirming lectures.DVD.
Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Religious films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Death; Future life;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Ethics in the real world : 82 brief essays on things that matter / by Singer, Peter,1946-author.(CARDINAL)504124;
Includes index.Big questions -- Animals -- Beyond the ethic of the sanctity of life -- Bioethics and public health -- Sex and gender -- Doing good -- Happiness -- Politics -- Global governance -- Science and technology -- Living, playing, working.In Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words. In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news.
Subjects: Essays.; Ethics.; Social ethics.; Self-interest.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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