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Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is a renowned author born on March 28, 1941. His works span across various fields including animal psychology, child psychology, and literary criticism. Masson is known for his in-depth research in animal psychology, particularly in the study of wolves and cats. His books 'The Call of the Wild: The Wisdom of the Wolves' and 'The Enigma of the Cat: A Feline Reflection' have been highly appreciated by readers.

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“Questers of the truth, that’s who dogs are; seekers after the invisible scent of another being’s authentic core.”

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Book:Dogs Never Lie about Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs

Source: Dogs Never Lie about Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs

“Animals love and suffer, cry and laugh; their hearts rise up in anticipation and fall in despair...they feel.”

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“Animals are, like us, endangered species on an endangered planet, and we are the ones who are endangering them, it, and ourselves. They are innocent sufferers in a hell of our making.”

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Book:When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

Source: When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

“What struck me whenever I visited a farm was how much more sophisticated was the life the animals were capable of living than was assumed by those exploiting them. The more we are willing to see about their lives, the more we will see. Humans seem to take perverse pleasure in attributing stupidity to animals when it is almost always entirely a question of human ignorance.”

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Book:The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food

Source: The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food

“Hardly any animal can look as deeply disappointed as a dog to whom one says "no."”

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Book:Dogs Never Lie about Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs

Source: Dogs Never Lie about Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs

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Born: March 28, 1941
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Dogs Never Lie about Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of DogsRelated source material

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Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and EvilRelated source material

The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving: How Dogs Have Captured Our Hearts for Thousands of YearsRelated source material

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