This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of animal abuse, cruelty, and torture, including animal illness and injury and animal dead bodies.
- For the use of animals in experiments, see Medical experimentation
- See also Animal death and Animal attack
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- 13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt
Aa:
- After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang
- After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson
- All In by Simona Ahrnstedt
- All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
- All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
- Almost Home by Joan Bauer
- The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
Bb:
- Battle Grounds by Jim Butcher
- The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
- The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
- Because You’ll Never Meet by Leah Thomas
- Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
- The Binding by Bridget Collins
- The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
- Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
- The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
- Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
Cc:
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
- Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
- Carrie by Stephen King
- Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
- Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Charlotte Says by Alex Bell
- The Companion by Katie Alender
- Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
- A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole
- The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black
- Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
- The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
Dd:
- Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
- Dark Age by Pierce Brown
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
- Deadline by Mira Grant
- Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
- Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
- Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
- The Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang
- Detention by Tristan Bancks
- Different Seasons by Stephen King
- The Diviners by Libba Bray
- The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer
- A Dog’s Way Home by Bruce W. Cameron
Ee:
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Ff:
- Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews
- Fauna by Christiane Vadnais
- The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
- Fire by Kristin Cashore
- The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
- Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
Gg:
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
- Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
- Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- Granted by John David Anderson
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd
- The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
Hh:
- Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
- Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Bérubé
- Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
- Home After Dark by David Small
- House of Secrets by Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini
- How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
- How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
- The Hunt by Megan Shepherd
Ii:
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
- I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
- I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
- Immunity by Erin Bowman
- Infinity Reaper by Adam Silvera
- Insomnia by Stephen King
- Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Jj:
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Kk:
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
- Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
Ll:
- Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Lifelike by Jay Kristoff
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill
Mm:
- The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd
- Malice of Crows by Lila Bowen
- Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
- Messenger by Lois Lowry
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Missing by Kelley Armstrong
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu
Nn:
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
- No Exit by Taylor Adams
- No Judgements by Meg Cabot
- Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Oo:
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
- Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra
- Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett
- Open Season by C.J. Box
- Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
- Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
Pp:
- Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
- Pony by R. J. Palacio
- Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Qq:
- None.
Rr:
- Recursion by Blake Crouch
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
- Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
- Renegades by Marissa Meyer
- Rescue Me by Sarra Manning
- Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
- Runt by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Ss:
- Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
- Semiosis by Sue Burke
- A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells
- She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Sky by Ondine Sherman
- A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
- A Song of Wraiths & Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
- The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
- Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
- Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
- Switch by A.S. King
Tt:
- Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes
- Temeraire by Naomi Novik
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
- The Tenant of Wildefell Hall by Anne Brontë
- Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
- Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
- Thirteen Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt by Leo Hunt
- This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
- Timeline by Michael Crichton
- To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
- Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez
- Torn by Carian Cole
- Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten
- Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks
Uu:
- None.
Vv:
- Vampires Never Get Old edited by Zoraida Córdova
Ww:
- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
- We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- White Teeth by Zadie Smith
- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
- Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
- The Woods by Harlan Coben
- The World on Either Side by Diane Terrana
- Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- None.
Zz:
- The Zoo at the Edge of the World by Eric Kahn GaleXC