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A life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we're providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there's another emotion, less often acknowledged, that can be nearly as powerful: guilt. When we see our cats gazing wistfully out the window, or watch a goldfish swim lazy circles in a bowl, we can't help but wonder: are we doing the right thing, keeping these independent beings locked up, subject to our control? Is keeping pets actually good for the pets themselves? That's the question that animates Jessica Pierce's powerful Run, Spot, Run. A lover of pets herself (including, over the years, dogs, cats, fish, rats, hermit crabs, and more) , Pierce understands the joys that pets bring us.
About the Author
Bioethicist Jessica Pierce, Ph.D., is the author of ten books, the most recent of which is Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Possible Life. Her other books include The Last Walk: Reflections on Our Pets at the Ends of Their Lives and Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets. Jessica's favorite topics are human-animal relationships and finding practical ways to make our interactions with other animals more compassionate. Visit Jessica's website for more details: www.jessicapierce.net. Her Psychology Today blog All Dogs Go To Heaven can be found here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-dogs-go-heaven.
