Recognizing that animals feel—joy and grief, fear and attachment—changes the moral landscape. It unsettles the idea that other beings exist merely as resources and invites a deeper understanding of shared vulnerability and kinship. When animal emotion is taken seriously, empathy is no longer optional; it becomes a responsibility. Across religious, ethical, and ecological traditions, this recognition has profound implications for how humans understand care, justice, and our place within a more-th

Why Empathy Is Important

Beautiful wild animal sculptures that explore the extremes of human emotion