"Jack's dying mother told him, "Run and never look back." He spent his life amassing wealth, but after losing his family, he has no one to share it with. Alone with his demons and a backpack, he heads to South America, where people with nothing teach him what matters. After thrashing his dog-abusing boss, Hunter learns of his father's death in a mysterious fire. Biker buddies Nugget and Itch ride with him from North Carolina to California. Stories...

When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities.

The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush—a period in which strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara Valley of California as the story opens. Stolen from his home and sold into service as sled dog in Alaska, he reverts to a wild state. Buck is forced to fight...

Investigating the senseless slaughter of five moose found on the estate of a wealthy animal rights activist, game warden Mike Bowditch finds the controversial case turning more sinister when the activist's daughter is killed in a suspicious accident.

A lonely boy and a mistreated, voiceless dog find companionship and healing together.

"It's Christmas time, and one snowy night Kaya finds herself on a rescue mission to round up five utterly neglected, malnourished horses. Why has no one reported the loss of the horses? Where do they come from? There's something fishy here, and Kaya and her friends set out to find out just what it is. But even if they find the owner, can Kaya help return them all-- even the one she's fallen hopelessly in love with?" -- p. [4] of cover.

Brenna, one of the volunteers at Dr. Mac's Place animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.

Studies show that animals are astounding beings with intelligence, emotions, intricate communications networks, and myriad abilities. Newkirk and Stone detail a range of surprising discoveries: that geese fall in love and stay with a partner for life, that fish 'sing' underwater, and that elephants use their trunks to send subsonic signals, alerting other herds to danger miles away. Readers will learn what they can do in their everyday lives to ensure...