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open for being used and abused. Skeptics and

essays (popular, scientific, and book chapters), 30

denialists can then say something like, "Well,

books, and has edited three encyclopedias. His books

animals may not be conscious and they aren't really

include the Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and

good for us so we can do with them whatever we

Animal Welfare, The Ten Trusts (with Jane Goodall),

choose." We can rest assured that solid science, at

the Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, the

least on animal consciousness, firmly supports our

Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships,

efforts to offer more protection to the billions of

Minding Animals, Animal Passions and Beastly

animals who are abused in myriad ways.

Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature, The

I think it's pretty simple. While some people can
forever ponder if animals are conscious or if they do
anything good for us one fact is undeniable — they
exist. And because they exist they matter regardless
of global climate change and economic and
environmental disasters that strongly impact human
well-being. End of story.

Emotional Lives of Animals, Animals Matter,
Animals at Play: Rules of the Game (a children's
book), Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals
(with Jessica Pierce), The Animal Manifesto: Six
Reasons For Increasing Our Compassion Footprint,
Ignoring Nature No More: The Case For
Compassionate Conservation, Jasper's Story: Saving
Moon Bears (with Jill Robinson), Why Dogs Hump
and Bees Get Depressed: The Fascinating Science of
Animal Intelligence, Emotions, Friendship, and
Conservation, and Rewilding Our Hearts: Building
Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence. In 2005

About the Author
Marc Bekoff, PhD

Marc was presented with The Bank One Faculty
Community Service Award for the work he has done
with children, senior citizens, and prisoners. In 2009

Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., is a former Professor of Ecology

he was presented with the St. Francis of Assisi Award

and Evolutionary Biology at the University of

by the New Zealand SPCA. His homepage is

Colorado, Boulder, and co-founder with Jane

marcbekoff.com and with Jane Goodall http://

Goodall of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of

www.ethologicalethics.org/.

Animals. He has won many awards for his scientific
research including the Exemplar Award from the
Animal Behavior Society and a Guggenheim
Fellowship. Marc has published more than 1000

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Issue 2, Vol 1, April 2016.