Little Fuzzy is a classic science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper that explores the ethical implications of first contact with an intelligent alien species. The story takes place on the planet Zarathustra, where prospector Jack Holloway discovers a group of small, furry creatures called the Fuzzies. The Fuzzies are obviously intelligent, but are they animals or are they sapient? If they are sapient, the planet will be declared a protected zone and the company that is developing the planet commercially will lose their exclusive rights to the resources. Jack Holloway must race against time to prove that the Fuzzies are sapient before the company уничтожает them.