Download or read book Cat Wars written by Peter P. Marra and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic Toxoplasma passing from cats to humans at rising rates. Cat Wars tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of these cat populations. This compelling book traces the historical and cultural ties between humans and cats from early domestication to the current boom in pet ownership, along the way accessibly explaining the science of extinction, population modeling, and feline diseases. It charts the developments that have led to our present impasse—from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the same way that special interest groups have stymied attempts to curtail smoking and climate change. Cat Wars paints a revealing picture of a complex global problem—and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of free-ranging cats.

Download or read book Kittens and Killers A Norwegian Forest Cat Caf Cozy Mystery Book 12 written by Jinty James and published by Jinty James. This book was released on with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kittens, Killers, and Cupcakes - a cozy cat mystery! Lauren, Zoe, and Annie, a gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat, are excited about hosting kitten adoption day at their café in Gold Leaf Valley, Northern California. A horrible lady called Nellie misses out on the best-looking kitten, and is later found murdered! Who had a motive to kill her? Rebecca, the shelter volunteer, who adopted that kitten at the last minute? Ed, Lauren’s pastry chef, who seems to be smitten with Rebecca? Nellie’s henpecked husband, who’s been married to her for over twenty years? Meanwhile, Lauren whips up a new creation – mocha cupcakes – and Zoe glazes her latest batch of pottery mugs. While the trio investigate, they spy Mitch, Lauren’s boyfriend, at a jewelry store. Why is he there? Is he buying a gift for Lauren – or is it something more? But when they come face to face with the killer, all thoughts of jewelry flee from Lauren’s mind. The three of them need to get out of there fast – or they won’t be able to enjoy any more mocha cupcakes! This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk – and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble – A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 4 Paws and Punishment – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 8 Christmas Claws – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 9 Fur and Felons - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 10 Catmint and Crooks – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 11 Keywords: kitty cozies, cozy mystery quick read, amateur detective series, cozy cat mystery, cupcake cozy cat mystery, baking mystery with cats, small town mystery, police romance cat mystery, humorous mystery with amateur sleuths, female sleuths cozy cupcakes coffee mystery, Norwegian Forest cat mystery,

Download or read book Kittens and Killers written by Jinty James and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LARGE PRINT PAPERBACK Kittens, Killers, and Cupcakes - a cozy cat mystery! Lauren, Zoe, and Annie, a gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat, are excited about hosting kitten adoption day at their café in Gold Leaf Valley, Northern California. A horrible lady called Nellie misses out on the best-looking kitten, and is later found murdered! Who had a motive to kill her? Rebecca, the shelter volunteer, who adopted that kitten at the last minute? Ed, Lauren's pastry chef, who seems to be smitten with Rebecca? Nellie's henpecked husband, who's been married to her for over twenty years? Meanwhile, Lauren whips up a new creation - mocha cupcakes - and Zoe glazes her latest batch of pottery mugs. While the trio investigate, they spy Mitch, Lauren's boyfriend, at a jewelry store. Why is he there? Is he buying a gift for Lauren - or is it something more? But when they come face to face with the killer, all thoughts of jewelry flee from Lauren's mind. The three of them need to get out of there fast - or they won't be able to enjoy any more mocha cupcakes! This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk - and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble - A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery - Book 4 Paws and Punishment - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 8 Christmas Claws - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 9 Fur and Felons - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 10 Catmint and Crooks - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 11 All available in eBook format, regular paperback, and Large Print paperback. The first four books are available in audiobook format as well.

Download or read book Kittens and Killers written by Jinty James and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kittens, Killers, and Cupcakes!Lauren, Zoe, and Annie, a gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat, are excited about hosting kitten adoption day at their café in Gold Leaf Valley, Northern California. A horrible lady called Nellie misses out on the best-looking kitten, and is later found murdered! Who had a motive to kill her? Rebecca, the shelter volunteer, who adopted that kitten at the last minute? Ed, Lauren's pastry chef, who seems to be smitten with Rebecca? Nellie's henpecked husband, who's been married to her for over twenty years? Meanwhile, Lauren whips up a new creation - mocha cupcakes - and Zoe glazes her latest batch of pottery mugs. While the trio investigate, they spy Mitch, Lauren's boyfriend, at a jewelry store. Why is he there? Is he buying a gift for Lauren - or is it something more? But when they come face to face with the killer, all thoughts of jewelry flee from Lauren's mind. The three of them need to get out of there fast - or they won't be able to enjoy any more mocha cupcakes! This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk - and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 1Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 2Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 3Two Tailed Trouble - A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery - Book 4Paws and Punishment - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 5Kitty Cats and Crime - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 6Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 7Pedigrees and Poison - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 8Christmas Claws - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 9Fur and Felons - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 10Catmint and Crooks - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery - Book 11

Download or read book Kittens and Killers written by Diana Xarissa and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Police inspector Daniel Robinson wants help with another cold case, and Fenella Woods is always happy to assist. This time, it's a fifty-year-old murder case that has captured Daniel's attention. With witnesses and suspects well into their seventies, working out what happened to Mabel Gross all those years ago is going to be a real challenge. When Winston, the neighbor's dog, starts barking at a storage shed on the promenade, Fenella can't help but fear that he's uncovered a more modern murder mystery. Instead, she finds herself looking after an injured mother cat and a foursome of extremely active kittens.Things are still somewhat awkward between Fenella and Daniel, but helping him with the case seems a good way to work toward a new beginning. Between looking after kittens and taking a class in reading old records, Fenella doesn't have much time for investigating the murder.Can Fenella help Daniel solve such an old case? It feels as if nearly everyone is keeping secrets. How can she persuade Mabel's family and friends that now is the time to reveal all? And can she find good homes for the kittens and their mother before their antics drive her crazy?

Download or read book Theodore written by J S Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My roommate is a serial killer. And I have been powerless to stop him because I... am a cat. Don't get me wrong, Dean has never been cruel to me. He provides me with shelter, toys, and plenty of affection. But I have seen his dark side, his brutal treatment of women, and I can't bear to watch anyone else get hurt. Jane from next door is attractive for a human, not to mention being incredibly kind. That kindness may get her killed. I've seen how Dean looks at her, I know what he's plotting. In his mind, she's his for the taking. I wasn't able to save the others, but I'm not ready to give up. One way or another, I have to figure out how to communicate to Jane that she's in danger. Can I find a way to warn her in time? Or will she become just another name on his growing list of victims?

Download or read book The Cat The Collector and the Killer written by Leann Sweeney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret, a cat collector is suspected of murder. Jillian Hart and police chief Tom Stewart are enjoying peaceful, newly wedded bliss in Mercy, South Carolina, until a woman is found wandering the streets one night. She's in her night clothes, disoriented, and carrying a kitten in a tote bag. A search of the woman’s house reveals many more cats, a maze of cardboard boxes—and a dead man. Although the evidence suggests the frail woman is the killer, Jillian doesn’t believe she’s capable of such a crime. The dead man had many enemies in town, which means finding the real murderer may prove to be its own cat and mouse game...

Download or read book Distillery Cats written by Brad Thomas Parsons and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distillery Cats contains the whimsical tales of working cats in distilleries around the world, with charming illustrations of the beloved mousers. Distillery Cats cheekily tells the tale of the historical role of these spirited cats and their evolution from organic pest control to current brand ambassadors. James Beard Award-winning author (and noted cat enthusiast) Brad Thomas Parsons profiles 30 of the world's most adorable and lovable distillery cats, featuring "interviews," a hand-drawn portrait of each cat, plus trading card-style stat sheets with figures like "super-power" and "mice killed." Featuring 15 cocktail recipes to enjoy while you page through, Distillery Cats is a quirky but essential addition to any cat or spirits lover's bookshelf.

Download or read book My Son The Killer written by Brian Whitney and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate look at the internet killer featured in the Netflix true crime documentary Don’t F**k with Cats—written with the murderer’s mother. In 2012, male escort and porn actor Luka Magnotta found a gruesome path to fame. He videotaped himself murdering and dismembering Chinese student Jun Lin before posting the video online. After mailing Jun’s hands and feet to elementary schools, Luca led Interpol on a manhunt that ended in Berlin. They arrested him at an Internet café where he was reading news stories about himself. Now with a legion of twisted fans, Magnotta was brought back to Canada, convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to prison. During this time, Anna Yourkin, his estranged mother, troubled by Magnotta’s abused childhood and her role in it, reconnected with her killer son. With exclusive interviews, Magnotta has given award-winning journalist Brian Whitney an intimate look inside the mind of this “social media” killer. Joining Whitney to tell this unique true crime story is Anna Yourkin, who provides exclusive photos.

Download or read book All My Cats written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary master’s story about the aggravations and great joys of cats, from “a most sophisticated novelist, with a gusting humor and a hushed tenderness of detail” (Julian Barnes) In the autumn of 1965, flush with the unexpected success of his first published books, the Czech author Bohumil Hrabal bought a cottage in Kersko. From then until his death in 1997, he divided his time between Prague and his country retreat, where he wrote and tended to a community of feral cats. Over the years, his relationship to cats grew deeper and more complex, becoming a measure of the pressures, both private and public, that impinged on his life as a writer. All My Cats, written in 1983 after a serious car accident, is a confessional memoir, the chronicle of an author who becomes overwhelmed. As he is driven to the brink of madness by the dilemmas created by his indulgent love for the animals, there are episodes of intense brutality as he controls the feline population. Yet in the end, All My Cats is a book about Hrabal’s relationship to nature, about the unlikely sources of redemption that come to him unbidden, like a gift from the cosmos—and about love.

Download or read book Cats Carats and Killers written by T. C. LoTempio and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There may be honor among thieves, but a long-ago diamond heist might hold the secret to a man’s murder . . . Pet shop owner Shell McMillan is thrilled to see everyone in Fox Hollow flocking to the local animal shelter’s fundraiser, where they can get their old keepsakes and collectibles appraised and maybe even sell them for a tidy sum. But the event has drawn some shady characters as well, including Pete Martin, who seems determined to get his hands on a beat-up old jewelry box at any cost. Then Martin is found murdered, and Shell has to go from fundraising to finding a killer. It doesn’t take long for Shell to figure out that the jewelry box was concealing diamonds from a long-ago heist, and that Martin wasn’t the only one trying to get his hands on the stash. But to figure out who wanted him dead, she’ll have to uncover who was behind the original heist and who knows where the rest of the gems are hidden. It’s as dangerous a case as Shell has ever faced, and if she’s not careful, her search for the missing stones will leave her stone-cold dead . . . Praise for the books of T. C. LoTempio, winner of the Firebird Award for Best Cozy Mystery: “If you love cozy mystery books with cats, great characters, yummy food descriptions, and twisty mysteries, you will love A Purr Before Dying!” —Christy’s Cozy Corners “A fabulous addition to the fun cozy mystery series. It can be read on its own but it is so much better if you have read them in order. T. C. LoTempio creates a story that you won't want to put down.” —Books A Plenty Book Reviews “I hope we get more adventures and mysteries with Nora and Nick. There’s so much intrigue in each book with some hints at a potential romance. I know I’m in for hours of enjoyment when I see a new Nick and Nora book out.” —Socrates’ Book Reviews “A Purr Before Dying was so entertaining. I hope this series continues for a long time as these characters are some of my favorites.” —Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

Download or read book Who s Kitten Who written by Cynthia Baxter and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Jessica Popper joins the cast of a theatrical production to uncover the killer of the Long Island playwright responsible for the play.

Download or read book Killer Cats written by Andrew Solway and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how each animal hunts, what it eats, and where it can be found. Most importantly, learn about the physical and behavioral adaptations that have made them supreme predators in their realms.

Download or read book How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You written by The Oatmeal and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus Rollerblading Christ--another helping of TheOatmeal! Mrow, MOAR kitty comics. Mr. Oats delivers a sidesplitting serving of cat humor in his new book, How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You. If your cat is kneading you, that's not a sign of affection. Your cat is actually checking your internal organs for weakness. If your cat brings you a dead animal, this isn't a gift. It's a warning. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a hilarious, brilliant offering of comics, facts, and instructional guides about crazy cat behaviors from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You presents fan favorites, such as "Cat vs. Internet," "How to Pet a Kitty," and "The Bobcats," plus 17 brand-new, never-before-seen cat-themed comic strips. This Oatmeal collection is a must-have for cat-lovers from Mr. Oats!

Download or read book Killer Kittens written by Steven James Deering and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A traumatized young veteran and a too good ex-police chief team up to stop a mad scientist's serial killer panther and its kittens. Winner of the 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest.

Download or read book The Killer Cat Runs Away written by Anne Fine and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuffy doesn't feel wanted at home any more. His owners just don't appreciate him. So what if he broke the new TV? Got fur on all Dad's clean clothes? Ate Tinkerbell the kitten's special kitten-food? All accidents! But they're making such a fuss! So Tuffy decides to make a break for it. He bids farewell to the gang - Snowball, Tiger and Bella - and runs away. But starting a new life isn't easy, and soon Tuffy starts to wonder if he's made a terrible mistake . . .

Download or read book Cat Killers written by Stuart James Bloomberg and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: