Animals Are People Too
The Greek word Gaia and the Sanskrit word Gau both refer to the earth and to the cow. This pairing of cow and earth in linguistics or …
Human-centred animal that I am, I find it easiest to appreciate the heroism of animals who save human lives, who rescue people. But I’ve come to be …
In 1950, an elderly woman lived in Hermitage, Tennessee, who was known to everyone around simply as Aunt Tess. The old lady lived alone with only her …
It is not only dogs and dolphins who have shown their reverence and devotion to human life by going to enormous lengths to save it. The animal …
One of the most marvelous examples of animals caring for each other is recalled by Cleveland Amory in his lovely little book, Animal. He tells of a scientist …
Animals with whom humans have little contact also have the potential for kindness and friendship. One man who came to understand something of the spirit of such …
In June, 1971, Yvonne Vladislavich was aboard a yacht that exploded and sank in the Indian Ocean. Utterly terrified, she was thrown into shark-infested waters. Then she …
Human contact with dolphins is limited. In recent years, the animal with whom most of us have had the greatest contact is the dog. One doesn’t have to …
If the little Scottish terrier whose monument still stands in Edinburgh is not the most selfless animal who ever lived, a dolphin named Pelorus Jack might well …
You will not find very many monuments to dogs in this world. But in Edinburgh, Scotland, in a public area known as Greyfriar Square, there stands a …