4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 24, 2009
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. They shared with me that they have the ability to sense our emotions and feelings.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 8, 2011
Gazing at Cathy Conheim, a psychotherapist raised to hate cats because they ate birds, and Donna Brooks, a retired physician and sculptor who had never had a cat, but always reached out to heal anyone who was hurting, the kitten eyed them hopefully. Emotional bandage,” which conveys some of his lessons. Play the paw you are dealt.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2015
Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. American Crows live in extended families, with sons and daughters from previous years helping to raise the current brood. We simply refuse to squee.
Animal Ethics
JUNE 17, 2011
Piety is the remedy for religious guilt, and to this emotion we are all witting or unwitting heirs. Where there are conscientious carnivores, however, there is a motive to raise animals kindly. To such a question it is always possible to respond with a shrug of the shoulders.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2011
Some ill-informed American wannabe birder pretended to “ clear things up &# recently – causing concerns and chaos in the process - but thankfully rational and science-based heads in Germany prevailed and delivered the hard facts in the case. Of course, and as usual, the UK birders are late to the party and just won’t get it.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 14, 2020
It toyed with my emotions for many minutes before it eventually flew off. If the bird raises its wings, it’s likely flying – and good luck trying to get a good view of a flying snipe! Complete resolution of the ID process is nowhere near though. How can one not love that face? Still so much more to learn.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
This image (by Marius Coetzee) shows Adam Riley & David Hoddinott with a group in Nsuta Forest, a forest reserve that is in the process of being clear-felled and settled by subsistence farmers. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here. What are the chances of survival for these shy forest denizens?
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