Animals love,
they crave affection in wild or as pests.
They have personalities.
Emotions are probably among the oldest part of the brain.

I'm glad to hear your a vegan and apogees for my incorrect assumption.

Derek wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:51:29 GMT, Beach Runner > wrote:
>
>
>>this is a vegan group, a google search under animals and learning will
>>show lots of great info. Derek is obviously anti-vgan.
>
>
> Nope. I'm a vegan and have been for nigh on 15
> years for ethical reasons. I see animals as rights-
> holders but don't believe they can experience
> emotions. I make the same mistake that we all
> do by projecting my own onto animals from time
> to time when talking about them idly with friends
> and family, but I don't make that mistake when
> discussing them seriously.
>
> It's always a mistake to ascribe human-like
> emotions onto non-human animals or objects.
> Claiming dogs can feel emotions is as illogical
> as claiming;
>
> 1) rubber tyres *like* to be warm and dry.
> 2) roses *hate* greenfly.
> 3) flowers *love* sunlight.
> 4) moving objects *like* to keep moving.
> 5) petrol engines *hate* cold, damp weather.
> 6) dogs *hate* to be *disappointed*.
> 7) God *loves* a *repentant* heart.
> 8) fried bread *likes* a bit of Worcester sauce.
> 9) teeth *hate* sugar
> 10) a heart *yearns*
>
> While those claims seem to be true statements,
> they aren't, obviously, and those who use this
> anthropomorphism when trying to win an assertion
> in any real debate will always lose.