Noted Wolf and Grizzly Researcher, Paul Pacquet recently published a peer reviewed analysis exploring Animal "feelings" and emotions--like us human animals, our wild cousins(especially mammals) feel joy, pain, fear---the full gamut of emotions that sentient creatures feel day in and day out

"Human activities deprive wild animals of their life requisites by destroying or impoverishing their surroundings, causing suffering of individuals. Yet, the notion that animal welfare applies to wildlife has escaped many animal welfarists and conservationists. A well-accepted and applied ethical foundation for animal conservation that considers animal welfare is lacking."--Paul Pacquet

With the recent Time Magazine cover story on animals ability to learn, feel and think and with yesterdays Posting regarding Linda Rutledge's findings on how human culling of other animal populations(wolves) result in chaos and confusion amongst surviving Pack members............thought that Paul's very cogent and thorough Paper on Animal feelings and human beings impact on their well being was timely to share with all of you.

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