4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Yasha paved the way for what would later happen with Chaser, as Yasha often would take part in many classroom behavioral experiments.

Dogs 100

Dogs Psychology South Carolina Research 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 19, 2016

Elephants, great apes, orcas, dogs, cats, and many other animals can experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and compulsive disorders. "There is no longer dispute among serious scientists that humans aren’t the only animals who have the capacity to suffer physically and mentally.

For Animals 40

For Animals Apes Psychology Suffering 40

Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

Here's another direct action and its result, as described in an interview by Larry Mantle on KPCC Radio (it's the one called " Animal Rights vs. Animal Testing "). He speaks of the "mixed message of the animal rights community" that animals are so much like us, yet not enough like us to experiment on. That's one result.

Animal Liberation Front 100

Animal Liberation Front UCLA Animal Liberation Primates 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. The following graph shows the experimental setup and results. Here, the crows are initially very jittery, frequently inspecting the hole of mystery.

Abandon 254

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 254

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

There is no philosophical continuum, but there is a psychological continuum, as evidenced by everyone at the workshop taking steps back or forward, denoting their increase in animal use (including no meat to meat, or backsliding, like I did a decade ago), or their decrease (such as when vegetarians go vegan).

Psychology 100

Psychology Campaign Animal Rights Movement Suffering 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means. Horowitz wondered if they behave this way because they truly recognize they’ve done something wrong, so she devised an experiment.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. This quick reference echoes the inner front and back covers of Hawks in Flight , which presents drawings of hawk species in flight facing right, with simple name identification. It’s a Bald Eagle, a hawk.

North America 237

North America Bald Eagle Falcons Owls 237