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Hurn pushes the bounds of culture across species lines, and helps introduce the world to anthrozoology. She discusses our boundaries and friendships with animals, our choices to eat, kill, or idolize them. She covers our reactions to cross-species diseases, and "zoopharmacognosy" (or the process of learning about medicinal plants by watching animals self-medicate their illnesses). She includes an objective discussion of sexual relations between humans and other animals. The book touches on most all topics concerning our co-existence.