#human-animal-relationships

#human-animal-relationships

The bond we form with our pets activates specific attachment pathways that human relationships often can't access, creating a grief that hits differently-not because we love our relatives less, but because the love we share with animals exists in its purest, most uncomplicated form.

As our world becomes increasingly clogged with human noise, we must listen to what animals are saying to us. Even the smallest creature, you'll find when you take time to listen, is a somebody with something to say. Key questions include: What are animals saying, how much are we missing, and how can we be better listeners? Nonhuman animals of all varieties must live and thrive in an increasingly human-dominated world.

Humans have an emotional relationship with predators, simultaneously revering and demonizing them. We buy over 100 million teddy bears annually for children, while hunting 50,000 real bears yearly.