The Plague Dogs – Richard Adams
Prefer experiments on rodents, thanks.
Like in Watership Down, the animals are the main characters from a point of view perspective in this novel. For a recent techno take on this see We3, for example. Here, the dogs are just being experimented on, not being made into weapons.
When they escape, they have to forage to survive, and get help from a fox. One of the animals is a bit brain damaged from what has been done to him at the vivisection lab.
The title comes from the fact that a reporter of the less than ethical variety spreads the story that the animals are infected, as a cover.
3 out of 5
