Detailed comparative research clearly shows that diverse animals are sentient and have rich and deep emotional lives. In the past 20 years, research in this field has exploded.
We are well beyond making such vacuous claims as that other animals merely act "as if" they have feelings.We like to see ourselves as special, but whatever the difference between humans and animals may be, it is unlikely to be found in the emotional domain. —is a deeply suspect word, used to defend cruelty to creatures unable to speak and defend themselves against human exploitation.
What should we do with what we know? What sorts of choices should we make? We must use what we know on behalf of all animals. I will admit that I get cranky and irritable now and again. I’m tired of reading studies and essays about, animal emotions, and animal sentience that trumpet new discoveries and then end by saying something like, “We need to treat other animals better—with more respect, compassion, kindness, and dignity.” Of course we do.
These banal platitudes of pain don’t do anything for me. Why does the U.S. Federal Animal Welfare Act still, and why, as of 2022, can more pigs be killed per hour in slaughterhouses than previously allowed? We need a breakthrough paradigm shift in how we treat other animals and a call for heartfelt action on their behalf, one that leads to changes in our laws, regulations, and animal-human interactions. That’s what I hope the new edition of my book will help achieve.
2. I love sharing my observations with the general public so, I was especially pleased to receive an email in July 2023 from Anet Barnhill, who wrote:"Today I witnessed the same thing you wrote about while driving the Alpine Loop here in Alpine, Utah. A small prairie dog had been hit in the road and a bit larger prairie dog was trying with all its might to pull it off the road. I wondered what was going on, so I’ve been searching the web and found your story.
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