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2007-12-20 00:53:39 · 19 answers · asked by Strawberry 2 in Food & Drink Vegetarian & Vegan

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Absolutely. Anyone who thinks they don't cannot possibly have ever shared their life with a cat or dog. There's no logical reason to ascribe an emotional life to a dog but not a cow; a mother cow can certainly feel fear and frustration when her baby is removed from her care within hours of birth. And if you're talking about "feeling" in terms of the capacity to feel physical sensation like pain, they certainly have brains and neural systems so I don't think there's any question. If you accidentally step on a dog's tail, he'll yelp. There you go.

2007-12-20 02:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 5 1

You mean nonhuman animals, right? I'm pretty sure they have feelings. Whenever I go out on weekends, my cat gets a sad look on her face. She's very vocal--greeting me when I get home. If I'm not feeling well, she'll stay near me.

Cats purr. Dogs wag their tails and have "I'm excited" body language. Anyone who has ever lived with an animal knows this.

Beyond just pets, I recall seeing a film at the Museum of Natural History in DC on the wildebeests. There was one scene where a female had just given birth, and her baby was too weak to stand so it had to be abandoned. The look on the mother's face could only be described as grief.

So, yeah, I think nonhuman animals have feelings.

2007-12-21 17:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0 1

You got already lot of answers to your question. Today no scientists can still say seriously than animals (almost all of them) are not sensitive and has not feeling. They ARE SENSITIVE and they HAVE FEELINGS. We can have doubts for very few of them (some insects and maybe moulds) but the doubt is not permitted for all fishes, mammals, cetacea, birds, etc... Human are part of the evolution (Darwin theory) and our sensitive system is very similar than many other animals. No doubts that the vaste majority of them, are aslo (in addition to pain) able to feel terrorized, to feel scared, anxious, sad, happy, in love, compassionate etc... Do you really have doubts about that?
You can read books about that. Exemple: Do Animal Have Fellings Too? from David L. Rice.

2007-12-24 01:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by flash 5 · 0 0

Anyone who has ever had a pet knows that animals have feelings like humans do, even if they don't think in exactly the same way. They show us their emotions through body language - wagging tails, whimpering, jumping up on our laps, licking our hands, etc. Sometimes you have to understand a particular species' body language to know what emotion it is displaying. For instance, rabbits rub their teeth together in a "munching" kind of way when they are happy and content. It is like a cat purring. When you pet a rabbit and it puts his head down and starts rumbling it's teeth together that means it enjoys being petted. I know this from keeping pet rabbits and reading books about their behavior. Also, if you've ever seen a mother animal protect its young, you can tell they feel about their "babies" the way we feel about ours.

2007-12-20 15:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

They have a central nervous system (most of them)
They yelp or scream when hurt.
They use touch as a form of comfort.
They result to self mutilation when their social needs are not met.
Young animals cry for their mothers.
They show distinct signs of happiness, sadness, and boredom.
Some willl even develope separation anxiety.

My experience is with every animal I have cared for, rescued, or come in contact with. Each has shown some form of emotion. You can choose to ignore it if you want but for those who take the time to observe it's there.

2007-12-20 10:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by al l 6 · 5 1

While I do not think animals have feelings that are as developed as humans (such as sympathy), I do think they have the capacity to feel pain. If one looks at their anatomy, one could see that they have a nervous system and other details I am not fully familiar with that connect to sensors for pain. Therefore, I, as a vegan, feel that it is cruel and unnecessary to torture animals when there are other food alternatives.

2007-12-20 10:35:08 · answer #6 · answered by greeniepuffin 2 · 1 1

Human beings are another kind of animals. Do human beings have feelings? If the answer is yes, then it's a yes to your Q.

2007-12-20 10:58:53 · answer #7 · answered by balgownie34 7 · 3 1

Are you completely stupid?
Or
Are you just so uneducated that you have to ask such a ridiculous frigging question?

Go take a knife and make a large cut anywhere on your body, if it hurts then that is what an animal feels too!!

******* crazy!!!

2007-12-21 06:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Aussie Jo ♥ 5 · 1 1

Go hit a dog in the head a bunch of times, leave the room, then see if the dog cowers out of fear when you re-enter.

I AM KIDDING! DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS!

The point is, yes, all animals have feelings.

2007-12-20 13:13:10 · answer #9 · answered by meld 1 · 0 2

Yes and it drives me mad when people think otherwise. I don't think animals should be killed for humans to eat. It's not right.

2007-12-21 14:47:43 · answer #10 · answered by verycheesygirl 3 · 0 1

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