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'When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?' - Michel de Montaigne. Why do we live with pets? Is there something more to our relationship with them than simply companionship? What is it we look for in our pets and what does this say about us as human beings? In this fascinating book, Erica Fudge explores the nature of this most complex of relationships and the difficulties of knowing what it is that one is living with when one chooses to share a home with an animal. Fudge argues that our capacity for compassion and ability to live alongside others i

Intro -- Introduction -- Author's Disclaimer -- What to Feed Your Pets -- Pet Allergies -- Pet Facts -- Dogs -- Muttloaf -- All-Natural Doggie Chews -- Canine Cookies -- Chicken Jerky -- Chicken Chow -- Grandma's Goodness -- Healthy Doggie Bickies -- Hound Patties -- K-9 Cupcakes -- Lick 'Ems -- Leftover Loaf -- Peanut Butter Pup Treats -- Mex 4 Rex -- Minties -- Muttballs -- Porky Peas -- Pupcakes -- Salmon Log -- Superfood Bowl -- Veggie Treats -- Watermelon Pupsicles -- Cats -- 3 Ingredient Tuna Scones -- Cat Cookies -- Chicken Delight -- Chicken Stir-fry -- Fifi's Burgers -- Fish Balls -- Mackerel Magic -- Meow Mousse -- Meow-thfuls of Goodness -- Sardine Dinner -- Sardine Soup -- Tuna Nicoise -- Birds -- Apple Garland -- Birdy Breaky -- Budgie Balls -- Happy Bird-day Treats -- Lovebird Hearts -- Orange Bird Feeders -- Veggie Bites -- Wild Bird Food -- Guinea Pigs -- Bircher Bowl -- Guinea Pig Candy -- Happy Veggie Cake -- Icicles -- Super Smoothie -- Vitamin C Salad -- Chickens -- Chicken Scramble -- Cornsicles -- The Leftovers Buffet -- Fish -- Pet Eulogies -- Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright.

1. "Such understanding as I have" : the influence of Wittgenstein -- 2. "I was investigating the notion of the social" : the idea of a social science -- 3. "Seriously to study another way of life" : understanding another society -- 4. "Good examples are indispensable" : the ethical life -- 5. "The concept of God is used" : the religious forms of life -- 6. "The interval of hesitation" : Peter Winch's Simone Weil -- 7. "Someone willing to die for truth" : Peter Winch's legacy.