Will I love The Emotional Lives of Animals?

This book sparked my interest in equine emotion, something I have observed all my life but have rarely seen analyzed in writing.

In addition to offering the science behind animal emotion, Bekoff’s work appeals to me because it includes true stories that illustrate his points. I found them great fun to read.

I feel that true understanding of animals comes from deep within the human psyche, if only we would allow ourselves to indulge in our own natural instincts and needs. Scientist Marc Becoff’s years of research show that animals have rich emotional lives, like humans, and are not as different as we are taught to believe. He has assisted in the successful social revolution combining science and ethics, resulting in a call for reassessing both how we view animals and how we treat them. Not only do animals feel joy, love, surprise, sadness, fear, anger, and empathy, but they are now… show more.