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<p><P>Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson&#8217;s groundbreaking bestseller, <i>When Elephants Weep</i>, was the first book since Darwin&#8217;s time to explore emotions in the animal kingdom, particularly from animals in the wild. Now, he focuses exclusively on the contained world of the farm animal, revealing startling, irrefutable evidence that barnyard creatures have feelings too, even consciousness.<P>Weaving history, literature, anecdotes, scientific studies, and Masson&#8217;s own vivid experiences observing pigs, cows, sheep, goats, and chickens over the course of five years, this important book at last gives voice, meaning, and dignity to these gentle beasts that are bred to be milked, shorn, butchered, and eaten. Can we ever know what makes an animal happy? Many animal behaviorists say no. But Jeffrey Masson has a different view&#58; An animal is happy if it can live according to its own nature. Farm animals suffer greatly in this regard. Chickens, for instance, like to perch in trees at night, to avoid predators and to nestle with friends. The obvious conclusion&#58; They cannot be happy when confined twenty to a cage. <P>From field and barn, to pen and coop, Masson bears witness

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Author

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Publisher

Ballantine Books Imprint ; Random House Publishing Group

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345452818

Category

science

Subjects

Nature, Psychology, Agriculture

Rating

4.04 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14