Heal the Beasts
A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary Arts
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Narrated by:
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Rich Miller
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How and why did humans begin to treat sick and injured animals? And how did those practices, and the associated attitudes, evolve from prehistory to the present day?
To answer these questions, Dr. Schott shares stories of twenty-two different animal healers and veterinarians from across eras and continents, examining the always fascinating, often unexpected, and sometimes hilarious veterinary methods employed by these people and their colleagues. But at the heart of the tale lies the evolution of the human-animal bond, which has been more cyclical than linear.
James Herriot will be familiar to many people, but most of the other featured vets will be new. They range from Palakapya, who treated fighting elephants in India almost 3,000 years ago, to Dr. Louis Camuti, who had the first feline house call practice anywhere, tending to the cats of celebrities in mid-twentieth-century Manhattan. Along the way, we see every kind of person trying to heal every kind of creature.
Whether you have a passion for animals, the history of the medical sciences, or just quirky history, this light-hearted exploration of the empathetic relationship between man and beast will entertain and delight.
In this outstanding fact based book we travel with him back thousands of years as he discovers the beginnings of veterinary science. Some of the scenes had me gasping in shock - horses on the battlefields, but then I'm far more sensitive to the plight of animals than I am to humans.
This is an easy book to follow thanks to his brilliant writing. It's also full of so many interesting archeological findings on how involved humans and animals have been throughout history.
A riveting listen
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