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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 16, 2018 19:34:27 GMT 10
I'm expecting most people here to agree with the question, but there are people out there who believe that what we perceive as being "feelings" in animals are just manifestations of human emotions, so I thought I would create a thread based on this topic. As the title suggests, do you believe animals have feelings? As someone who owns a 10-year-old Golden Labrador and has owned other pets in the past, I can confirm that animals do indeed have feelings. Sally quite often sulks when I try to stop her from eating crumbs on the floor. To be honest, I don't understand how anyone could genuinely believe that animals don't have feelings.
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Post by longaotian on Jul 16, 2018 19:52:08 GMT 10
I don't understand how anyone could think that either. Animals are many different species, just as we humans are and while other species might not be as intelligent as us, they're certainly capable of having feelings and its reflected in their behaviour.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 1:48:09 GMT 10
Yes, they do, they are living creatures.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 17, 2018 23:19:35 GMT 10
Yep, I completely agree with both of you.
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Post by Telso on Jul 30, 2018 20:28:03 GMT 10
It really depends on the inelligence of the species, I will say the lower tier animals (say insects and molluscs) are very instinct-driven and therefore don't leave much room for feelings. Higher class animals (most reptiles and amphibians) are more advanced and therefore are able to show basic feelings (happiness, anger, discontent). While intelligent animals (from dogs to felines to horses to whales to parrots to bunnies) are definitely able to show a wide array of different emotions, have individual preferences and dislikes and are even able to bond with specific humans.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 13:01:14 GMT 10
They absolutely do.
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Post by dount2005 on Aug 1, 2018 7:58:43 GMT 10
Of course they do.
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Post by fanofdorks on Sept 29, 2018 4:00:06 GMT 10
Yes they do
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