A compassionate new book explores how canine companions across Western art history break down the emotional boundaries between species. About two months ago, footage of trembling beagles imprisoned at a biomedical research facility in Wisconsin, and of the tear-gassed activists who tried to rescue them, went viral. Photojournalists captured the dogs huddled together. They look.
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A compassionate new book explores how canine companions across Western art history break down the emotional boundaries between species. About two months ago, footage of trembling beagles imprisoned at a biomedical research facility in Wisconsin, and of the tear-gassed activists who tried to rescue them, went viral. Photojournalists captured the dogs huddled together. They look.
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