Jerry L. Anderson (Drake): Protection for the Powerless: Political Economy History Lessons for the Animal Welfare Movement. Deborah Rook (Northumbria): The Use of Wild Animals in Circuses. Protecting animals used in circuses: A survey of state anti-cruelty statutes. White Rhino, Black Market: Why old stuffed rhinos now command top dollar. The crusade for a cultured alternative to animal meat: An interview with Nicholas Genovese. From Rorotoko, Harriet Ritvo on her book Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras: Essays on Animals and History; Kathy Rudy on her book Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy; and Joe Roman on his book Listed: Dispatches from America’s Endangered Species Act. A review of Survivors: The Animals and Plants that Time Has Left Behind by Richard Fortey. How many species are there on Earth? A study says 8.7 million, but it’s tricky. Our animals, ourselves: Wild beasts have always mirrored both our primordial pride and our deepest fears. Pet lovers, pathologized: In a nation where hunting and meat eating is idealized, affectionate relationships between humans and animals are seen as a type of illness. Once an icon, bad breeding has earned the German Shepherd a reputation for being sickly and dimwitted. A review of In Defence of Dogs by John Bradshaw. The cult of cats: Throughout history, humans have projected their dreams, fears and peculiarities onto felines — why? Deep Intellect: Sy Montgomery goes inside the mind of the octopus. Animal in mind: Vigdis Broch-Due on people, cattle and shared nature on the African savannah.
