A well-paid job advertised in a medical journal brings the new veterinary graduate Jac Kennon to the planet Kardon, where a powerful company raises the Lani, gentle humanoids treated as animals and bred for profit. The longer Kennon cares for them, the harder it becomes to believe they are anything but people, and the more dangerous his doubts become.
Thoughtful science fiction from 1962 on slavery and personhood, by an author who was himself a veterinarian. Download the free EPUB.