Any dog owner knows that their own pet has feelings, and what does this evidence teach us? Bekoff, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Colorado, analyzes decades of animal research-behavioral, neurochemical, psychological and environmental history. He also explores the abuse animals regularly withstand in factory farms, research centers and elsewhere.

"In this inspirational call to action, Marc Bekoff, the world's leading expert on animal emotions, shows that improving our treatment of animals is a matter of rethinking our many daily decisions and "expanding our compassion footprint." He demonstrates that animals experience a rich range of emotions, including empathy and compassion, and that they clearly know right from wrong. Driven by moral imperatives and pressing environmental realities, Bekoff...

World-renowned behavioral scientists Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff have set forth ten trusts that we must honor as custodians of the planet. They argue passionately and persuasively that if we put these trusts to work in our lives, the earth and all its inhabitants will be able to live together harmoniously. The Ten Trusts expands the concept of our obligation to live in close relationship with animals -- for, of course, we humans are part of the animal...