First Printing. A VERY GOOD, bright, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears, stains, discoloration and interior markings. ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white photography with accompanying descriptive captions. "While 'A Practical Guide to Impractical Pets' focuses mainly on the care, feeding, breeding, and health needs of a variety of animals, it also contains much information that is useful, interesting, and engagingly presented. Although Barbara Burn recognizes that many animals can be kept in a human household with some degree of success, not all species are good pets and many are downright dangerous or should not be kept in captivity at all for other reasons. Therefore she has divided potential pets into three categories: Easy, Difficult, and Impossible." 372 pages. NOTE: Due to size/weight of book additonal shipping cost may be requested/required for EXPEDITED and OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with destination. GC4. N� de ref. del art�culo 009283

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T�tulo: A Practical Guide to Impractical Pets

Editorial: Howell House Books, New York, NY

A�o de publicaci�n: 1997

Encuadernaci�n: Hardbound

Condici�n: Near Fine

Condici�n de la sobrecubierta: Very Good

Edici�n: First Edition

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Book by Burn Barbara Dolensek Emil P

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This authoritative one-volume compendium deals with pets of all kinds: mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and even insects. It covers such topics as creating a suitable habitat, nutrition, parasite control, breeding, keeping, and general husbandry. In addition, animal lovers will learn many useful and interesting things, including how not to kill their pets with kindness. Overfeeding, underdisciplining, and other forms of mistreatment brought about through ignorance of the animal s real needs are discussed as well. Barbara Burn is a realist who divides pets into three categories: easy, difficult, and impossible. With grace and wit, she alerts animal lovers to what they can tolerate and what can tolerate them. Barbara Burn is the widow of Emil Dolensek, D.V.M., who was for many years the chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo. From him she

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