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Animals Make Us Human

Creating the Best Life for Animals

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Animals Make Us Human

By: Catherine Johnson, Temple Grandin
Narrated by: Temple Grandin, Andrea Gallo
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The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs.

In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best and happiest life—on their terms, not ours.

It’s usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, but to know what is causing them emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals. Then she explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals. Whether it’s how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising, Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures.

Animals Make Us Human is the culmination of almost thirty years of research, experimentation, and experience.

This is an essential book for anyone who’s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal.

©2009 Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
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Educational

I liked that it was educational without being boring and included information related to numerous species.

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wonderful

I absolutely loved it it kept me engaged and I learned a lot I'm so happy I listened to this book

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Straight to the point with great learnings

I really enjoyed listening to this book while on long drives. Enjoyed the perspective on pet animals but mostly on the fascinating side of cattle/barn animal raising and killing. Appreciated the « straight to the point » writing and tone of the book.

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"Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for

"Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals" by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson is a fascinating and insightful exploration of animal welfare. The authors draw on extensive research and personal experience to provide practical advice on how to improve the lives of animals, both domesticated and wild.

The book is well-written and easy to read, even for those who are not experts in animal behavior. Grandin and Johnson have a knack for making complex scientific concepts accessible to a wider audience. The book is also full of interesting anecdotes and personal stories that bring the topics to life.

Overall, "Animals Make Us Human" is an excellent resource for anyone who cares about animal welfare. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about how to create a better world for animals.

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Great

I found this book as interesting and informative as Animals in Translation. This book has helped me continue to shift my paradigm of how animals should be kept and taught to thrive alongside humans.

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A book to come back to again & again.

This is essential reading for the animal lover. I've read and listened to this over and Temple's insights have shaped my life. The performance is incredible too. I tell everyone who loves as animal to get this book.

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Subtitle is the title

The whole book was about how animals do not make us human, and how to give animals a better quality of in life and how to treat them better.

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FEW GOOD SNIPPETS

Could have been 1/3 length and all points made.

The “seeking” need should called mammalian curiosity; likely due to mammalian brain architecture.

I’ll not spoil, but point on how wolves group in very important…

If you have no understanding of animal behavior it is a good read. If you know some macro biology probably not worth it.

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