Making Animals Happy

'The modern day Doctor Dolittle' (Guardian), bestselling author of Animals in Translation, investigates the secrets of mental health in animals.

The author of "Animals in Translation" employs her own experience with autism and her background as an animal scientist to show how to give animals the best and happiest life.

In her groundbreaking 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 insights how animals think, act, & feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best & happiest life - on their terms, not ours.

A new take on Quarry's successful Draw 62 series, Draw 62 Characters and Make Them Happy features the humorous work of artist Terry Runyan, presenting step-by-step how-to for each subject.

The recognition of animal pain and stress, once controversial, is now acknowledged by legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel pleasure. Pleasurable Kingdom is the first book for lay-readers to present new evidence that animals--like humans--enjoy themselves. It debunks the popular perception that life for most is a continuous, grim struggle for survival and the avoidance of pain. Instead it suggests that creatures from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society.

A collection of amazing animal stories introduces a Pakistani frog who became entranced by its own reflection, a lion who died of a broken heart, and a Brazilian parrot who enjoyed conversations with Albert Einstein. By the author of Bandit.

A New York Times Notable Book of 1994 Highly respected author, philosopher, and animal trainer Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, all written in her unique and poetic style. Through entertaining stories about cats, horses, an ornamental carp, a scorpion, and tortoises, Hearne focuses on how each of these various creatures experiences happiness in its own special way. She takes issue with Ludwig Wittgenstein on lions and language, discusses the naming of pets, and considers the process of mourning a loved dog's death.

A new take on Quarry's successful Draw 62 series, Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Happy features the humorous work of artist Terry Runyan, presenting step-by-step how-to for each subject.