The Plague Dogs

In this captivating tale by Richard Adams, the authors of Watership Down, two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf, flee from a cruel government animal-research facility into the daunting wilderness. Alongside a cunning fox they name "the tod," they face a relentless fight for survival. Their plight escalates when they are wrongly deemed dangerous after attacking sheep, which triggers a widespread manhunt and raises fears of bubonic plague transmission.