Books like Beasts of burden by Sunaura Taylor

Jennifer Ackerman uncovers how birds, with brains packed with neurons, rival primates and humans in intelligence, revealing the evolutionary roots of their remarkable cognitive abilities.

Temple Grandin explains the core emotional needs of animals—dogs, cats, horses, farm and zoo species—and how to meet them using the latest research and her own experience.

A powerful and insightful exploration of the struggle for disability rights, featuring stories of individuals and families fighting against discrimination and societal prejudice.

"Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals. In Beyond Words, readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe wolves sort out the aftermath of one pack's personal tragedy, and finally plunge into the astonishingly peaceful society of killer whales living in the crystalline waters of the Pacific Northwest. Beyond Words brings forth powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals through extraordinary stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy calls us to re-evaluate how we interact with animals" --