The first dogs might have had some type of 'owner' or human family, but they wouldn't have lived in homes with fences.

We know dogs need people because they evolved to live with people.

All animals and people have the same core emotion system in the brain. When people are suffering mentally, then want to feel better and that's the same with animals, too.

The horse is an animal that survives in the wild by fleeing annd kicking at predators that are attacking it.

Animals don't have purely behavioral needs, and if an animal expresses a normal behavior in an abnormal envirorment, its welfare may be poor.

We should assume that some captive animals feel frustrated being locked up inside. Many captive animals try to escape as soon as they have an opportunity.

All animals and people have the same core emotion system in the brain. When people are suffering mentally, they want to feel better-they want to stop having bad emotions and start having a good emotions. That's the right goal with animals, too.

Animals don't have purely behavioral needs, and if an animal expresses a normal behavior in an abnormal environment, its welfare may be poor.

Lot of animals living in captivity don't mate successfully because there's something wrong with their living conditions that stops them from acting naturally.

Livestock producers observe that when rough, stressful handling practices are eliminated, cattle resume eating a full day earlier.