Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals
Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals
Wiley-Blackwell | June 17, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0813804892 | 301 pages | PDF | 22.96 MB
Wiley-Blackwell | June 17, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0813804892 | 301 pages | PDF | 22.96 MB
The past few decades have seen a virtual explosion of scientific research in the area of cognition, emotions, suffering, and mental states in animals. Studies in the field, laboratory, and clinical medical practice have amassed an overwhelming body of evidence demonstrating that mental well-being is of paramount importance in all aspects of animal care. There is no longer any reasonable doubt among researchers that mental health is of equal importance as physical health and animal well-being.