The Doctor and the Dear Animals: Even in our days, a rural veterinarian experiences a lot: Not only with well-behaved cows in the barn and in the pasture, but also with giant snakes and overly loud parrots, with turtles or with tarantulas that lack space to roam, and with dogs that eat the calves' feed or prevent holiday guests from getting into their cars. There are mentions of goats with a special playful nature, of older gentlemen who take bull powder as Viagra, and of involuntary assistance during births not only for the animals but also for their owners. It also discusses why the largest oxen are sometimes not the ones that are chained, the convoluted paths the author had to take to learn that homeopathy does indeed work, and the peculiar methods that old country doctors used in the past. This entertaining volume also features many touching stories, such as that of the half-blind foal on its long journey to the slaughterhouse. A book for all who love animals and want to read true stories about the relationship between humans and animals in our times. The Author: Dr. Hans Christ, born in 1958, is a native of Vienna and has been working as a veterinarian in the Salzburg region since 1990.