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New Book Sheds Light on True Physical, Psychological Links Between Humans, Animals
All the world's a doctor's office, and all the men and animals merely patients. Animals of all species suffer from the same diseases and conditions as we do, says a new book by a California-based cardiology professor, and the research proves it. And not just the things you'd think plague all of us, like cancer. Also psychological disturbance like anorexia and overeating and self mutilation, cutting. The book, "Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing" — written by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, a cardiology professor at UCLA, and Kathryn Bowers, a writer — perked a lot of ears this week, among them The New York Times and The Diane Rehm Show. Maybe this should have been more obvious to us. I've tried …
Amanda Densmore
12:10 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
This book sounds interesting. I think a lot of us do humanize our pets, so it's nice to have justificaiton for our actions! Anyone interested in reading this book, Mentor Library has copies both in book and audio format. You can reserve a copy by going to our catalog (http://catalog.mentorpl.org/search/). ~Mentor's Reader more ›