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animal welfare

Books about animal welfare for readers of all ages.

Cover of Shiloh season

Shiloh season

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Ages 9–13animal welfareresponsibility

Cover of Cinnamon Bun besties

Cinnamon Bun besties

Stacia Deutsch

Ages 8–12friendshipvolunteering

Cover of Rocky and Daisy go home

Rocky and Daisy go home

Melinda Melton Crow

Ages 5–9adoptionfamily

Cover of Webster

Webster

Ellen Emerson White

Ages 7–12animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Elizabeth V. DiSomma

Ages 8–12animal welfarekindness

Cover of Diablo

Diablo

Gabi Adam

Ages 8–13horsesanimal welfare

Cover of Boomerang Bob

Boomerang Bob

Jenny Dale

Ages 7–11pet carefamily

Cover of Tiktala

Tiktala

Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon

Ages 4–8animalsarctic life

Cover of The healer of Harrow Point

The healer of Harrow Point

Peter Walpole

Ages 9–14animal welfarehealing

Cover of Ellie the flower girl

Ellie the flower girl

Callie Barkley

Ages 6–10pet adoptionanimal welfare

Cover of Spring of the poacher's moon

Spring of the poacher's moon

Angela Dorsey

Ages 9–14animal welfarehorsemanship

Cover of Kamie cat's terrible night

Kamie cat's terrible night

Sheila Hamanaka

Ages 4–9animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Rescue

Rescue

Jessie Haas

Ages 9–13animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Home for Dakota (Sit! Stay! Read!)

Home for Dakota (Sit! Stay! Read!)

Jan Zita Grover

Ages 4–8animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Shaper

Shaper

Jessie Haas

Ages 9–13animal trainingresponsibility

Cover of Donkey in Distress

Donkey in Distress

Peter Clover

Ages 7–11compassionanimal welfare

Cover of The deliverance of dancing bears

The deliverance of dancing bears

Elizabeth Stanley

Ages 6–11animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Catherine R. Daly

Ages 8–14animal welfarekindness

Cover of The Staffordshire Terror

The Staffordshire Terror

Patricia Beatty

Ages 10–15family conflictmoral courage

Cover of Throw-away pets

Throw-away pets

Betsy Duffey

Ages 8–12animal welfarecompassion

Cover of No-Flinch Lynch

No-Flinch Lynch

Jonathan Kebbe

Ages 9–14courageanimal welfare

Cover of Leo the lucky kitten

Leo the lucky kitten

Jenny Dale

Ages 4–8kindnessanimals

Cover of Dogs and more dogs

Dogs and more dogs

Bianca R. Bradbury

Ages 8–12animalsdogs

Cover of Ghost pony

Ghost pony

Peter Clover

Ages 9–14animal welfarefriendship