Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

Animals Make Us Human is the culmination of almost thirty years of research, experimentation, and experience in animal welfare. This is essential reading for anyone who’s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal.

This essential guide to animal welfare translates decades of research into practical actions you can take today:

• Core Emotional Needs: Learn to identify the four core emotional systems that drive the behavior of every animal, from your family dog to a lion in a zoo.
• Autism and Animal Perception: See the world as animals do through Temple Grandin’s unique perspective, which uses insights from her own autism to decode how animals perceive and feel.
• Enriched Environments: Go beyond basic care to create environments that fulfill an animal's mental and emotional needs, whether it’s keeping a pig from being bored or a horse from being spooked.
• Species-Specific Advice: Find practical, science-backed solutions for a wide range of animals, including dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and even wildlife.