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...reaction provides an insight into our natural empathy with certain animals. Jeffrey Masson ’64, a bestselling author on the emotions of animals, told me that the golf incident reflects an instinctual human affinity for pets and wildlife, heightened by the exposure that modern media gives us to these creatures. “We’re so similar emotionally to animals, but we only believe it when we see it for ourselves… and now with nature documentaries and YouTube videos we’re seeing...
...it’s felt hardest by the ten billion farm animals we slaughter every year for food, and the uncounted millions used by the animal testing industry. These animals don’t appear on the Animal Planet Channel, nor does the media monitor their individual plights. Masson notes that while his two books on highly popularized animals—When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie about Love —quickly sold over a million copies, it was a harder task to market his recent book on farmed animals’ emotions...
...appalled by cruelty to a hawk but indifferent to chickens treated as trash? Masson argues that the problem is not human malice, but rather a lack of exposure to certain animals. He suggests that as more people begin keeping hens as pets, and learn more about the emotional intelligence of pigs and horses, attitudes are changing. “There’s a whole new animal consciousness arising, and it’s against cruelty to any animal...
...thought that it was good because he didn’t minimize the fact that he had turmoil during his tenure and that he didn’t accomplish everything that he had wanted to,” said Alice Masson Edwards...
...secured to the back of the bikes. Journeys within Paris will set you back $24 to $38, and trips to the city's outlying Orly and Paris-Charles de Gaulle airports range from $54 to $84. "We may be a little more expensive than traditional taxis," concedes Cyril Masson, head of Citybird, "but we save our clients so much time, it's worth it." Just ask the executives from Herm?s and Veuve Clicquot, or the celebrities and politicians who have been spotted on sleek Suzuki Burgman 650s or mighty Honda Goldwing 1800s, and they'll probably agree?there's nothing...