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1 online resource (515 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: PESTS, PETS AND PROFITS; 1. "THE MOST GRACEFUL CUNICULI"; A Morphology of Prey; Rabbit Relations; The Rabbit as Pest; Pest Controls; Domesticating the Rabbit; 2. "TO SKIP AND GAMBOL LIKE A FAWN"; Rabbits in the Home; A Range of Expressions; Games Rabbits Play; Love and Friendship; Grief and Mourning; War Games; Bunnies Who Run with Wolves; Group Living; PART TWO: WITCHES, WHORES AND TRICKSTERS; 3. "LIKE A GHOSTIE O'ER THE FIELD"; "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." |
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The Dark Side of the MoonRabbit Tales; 4. "TRIX ARE FOR KIDS!"; Literary and Celluloid Bunnies; Bunny Slippers, Teapots and Jammies; Deceptive Depictions; PART THREE: HOPPING DOLLARS; 5. "WHY NOT RABBIT FOR DINNER?"; Group Living; Slaughtering Methods; Life as a Breeder; "Rabbit Meat Will Feed the World!" 42; 6. "ERMINE FROM YOUR OWN BACKYARD!"; Making Rabbits Pay; Foreign Competition; Retro Looks, Retro Furs; 7. "40 SMOKING RABBITS"; Why the Rabbit?; Blinded for Beauty: Product Testing; Rabbits in White: Medical Research; Life in the Laboratory; 8. HOW MUCH IS THAT RABBIT IN THE WINDOW? |
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How Pet Rabbits Are MadeThe Breeding Process; The Debate over Breeding; Military Rabbits; Dog Bait; Pulling Rabbits out of Hats; The Hierarchy of Animal Worth; Into the Hearts and Minds of Rabbits; The Worth of Rabbits; CONCLUSION; INDEX |
| Summary |
Revered as a symbol of fertility, sexuality, purity and childhood, beloved as a children's pet and widely represented in the myths, art and collectibles of almost every culture, the rabbit is one of the most popular animals known to humans. Ironically, it has also been one of the most misunderstood and abused. Indeed, the rabbit is the only animal that our culture adores as a pet, idolizes as a storybook hero and slaughters for commercial purposes. Stories Rabbits Tell takes a comprehensive look at the rabbit as a wild animal, ancient symbol, pop culture icon, commercial "product" and domestic |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rabbits.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Rabbits
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
DeMello, Margo
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| ISBN |
9781590563373 |
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1590563379 |
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