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Acknowledgements

I wish to thank all those who have supplied information and inspiration for The Souls of Animals. I am especially grateful to the thousands of people who have read the first edition of the book and to the dozens who have written me letters, sharing their stories and thanking me for confirming their own conviction that animals do indeed have souls. I have tried to answer and acknowledge each of these messages. Many of the letters have given me new insight as well as material for this revised edition.

I remain indebted to Art Wolfe for the stunning photographs that are part of this book, to Karen Savary for the beautiful cover design, and to Errol Sowers, Dorothy Mills, and Meredith Young-Sowers of Stillpoint Publishing, for their enthusiasm and their numerous recommendations for improvements in my manuscript.

I must also say thank you to Tom Regan, Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University, for writing the foreword to this revision. Professor Regan has been an inspiration not only to me but to a whole generation of students and activists who have been influenced by his clear thinking and passionate commitment to animal rights.

I wish to express my appreciation to Elmer Fisk for permission to retell the story of Boob, the dog who believed in ghosts; to the Gorilla Foundation for permission to reprint the conversation between Koko and Maureen Sheehan concerning death, which appears in Chapter Two; and to W.W. Norton Publishers for permission to reprint extracts from To Whom It May Concern: An Investigation of the Art of Elephants.

In addition to the sources listed in the chapter notes, many others provided factual information for The Souls of Animals. These include Professor Jeannette Haviland of Rutgers University, who directed me to research on the development of self-concept in infancy; Gordon Dietzman and Scott Swengel of the International Crane Foundation, who gave me updates on the fortunes of Tex, Faith, and Gee Whiz; and Hank Kite, who read “Hearts of Song” and suggested additions to the text. Dr. Roger Fouts of Central Washington University shared as yet unpublished information about Moja’s artwork. Thanks go also to Margaret Carter for her amazing animal stories and to Timothy Grannis for his thoughts on art.

I am grateful as well to my good friends John Kern and Valerie Hurley for their editorial advice and personal support. Finally, no list of acknowledgement would be complete without mentioning my wife, Dori Jones, who reads almost everything I write and offers kind but honest criticism. Thankfully, she has good taste in books and men.