Diane Rehm: Interesting Show on Animal Empathy

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From Vegetarian Network of Dallas member and a friend in Michigan.

Fun Fact: VegNOD has members as far away as England, who actively participate in

AR causes around the world. Margaret

 

--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Mrmcats <Mrmcats wrote:

 

Hi Everyone,

 

Today I listened to The Diane Rehm Show, as I do most days,

and was happy to find that she had an extremely interesting

guest and subject.  Dr. Frans de Waal discussed his new

book, " The Age of Empathy " (Harmony Books)

which explores empathy and compassion in the animal

kingdom and how it translates to human beings.

 

I would encourage you to listen to today's show

online:

 

http://wamu.org/programs/dr/

 

 

Frans de Waal, psychology professor at Emory

University; author of " Chimpanzee Politics " and

" Our Inner Ape; " director of the Living Links

Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.

 

Let's also thank Diane Rehm for highlighting and

discussing a topic which has been so misunderstood by

humans.  We see the aggressive side of nature as it is

played out, week after week, on The Discovery Channel and

National Explorer.  Yet, there are not many programs

which shows us the kinder side of animal nature.

 

Take care,

 

Marilyn.

 

" But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we

deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion

of life and time she had been born into the world to

enjoy. "

 

- Plutarch