FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA 8.1 Benefits of Social Support in Humans and Nonhuman Animals 8.1.1 General fitness benefits A large literature now exists to…
LYNNE M. SEIBERT Veterinary Behavior Consultants, Roswell, Georgia, USA Mental states in birds involve a wide range of cognitive abilities and emotions. Due to the popularity of psittacine birds as…
MICHAEL MENDL AND ELIZABETH S. PAUL Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 23.1 Introduction: Mental Health, Well-being and Emotional States What is it to be mentally healthy and…
TEMPLE GRANDIN Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA 16.1 Introduction At the time of my contribution to the first edition of this book in 2005…
SHARON CROWELL-DAVIS Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA 25.1 Why Use Medications? All of the emotions are a consequence…
DANIEL S. MILLS, CLAIRE RICCI-BONOT, AND SOPHIE S. HALL Animal Behaviour Cognition and Welfare Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK 17.1 Introduction Equids fit a unique…
FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA The value of perceived control in the lives of humans and nonhuman animals (hereafter animal) has been the subject of…
FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN AND JAMES W. YEATES Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA; Cats Protection, Haywards Heath, UK 2.1 Introduction Suppose you were given the task of looking at one…
DANIEL Q. ESTEP AND SUZANNE HETTS Animal Behavior Associates, Sun City, Arizona, USA Historically, concern for the welfare of animals has focused on the relief of suffering through the prevention…
