Do animals have feelings?????

Question

Do animals have feelings?????

Answer 1

Oh yeah.  By far.

Answer 2

Certainly!  Haven't you ever come home to your dog and noticed how "happy he acts",...that's is a feeling.

Answer 3

Yes, I think they do, to an extent at least.

Last year my teacher always told me they didn't,

but you can see it in certain animals.

Answer 4

YA!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do u think animals go mean?

It's bcuz ppl mistreat them!

If they didn't have feelings, no animal would ever bite or attack!!!

Hope this helps! (also, your name says it all! If your a monkey, u tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Answer 5

yes they do.  

Answer 6

Surviving goes beyond following instincts. They have to make decisions. Yes, they do have feelings.  

Answer 7

yes why do you think they cower if you yell at them, or get excited when you come home, or love to be petted and get attention, i even had a dog that cried everytime it got in trouble little tears would roll down his face, plus they get scared like people, of course they have feelings

Answer 8

of course they do that is why act of love or fear

Answer 9

Something relating to this was in the news recently but I can't find the info online for you. The general opinion is that yes, they do. Aside for basic instincts, they also experience positive and negative feelings. Some more extensively than others. Supposedly elephants are the only other mammals that cry. Their was a case in which two elephant friends were separated and both experienced a decline in health but eventually  made a turn around. 10 years later they were reunited and they remembered each other. An Elephant never forgets.

This isn't the best site for fact finding - and again - isn't supportive of what I've just typed, but certainly is entertaining for the most part.

http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3702

Answer 10

to some degree I think they do.

Answer 11

of course they do

Answer 12

I work at an animal shelter and animals most certainly do have feelings. We occasionally have animals that go "kennel crazy" due to the stressful environment. They become depressed or very angry (much as a human does). I've also seen animals go completely bonkers trying to get back to their owner when they're reunited. If those aren't feelings I don't know what are.  

Answer 13

when you pet them dont they prr

when you hit them dont they cry

Like dogs when theyre happy they wag theyre tail

so yea almost everything living have feelings!

vote as best answer!

Answer 14

yes they do becuase a dog would be sad if the owner soesnt pa attention to it and same with every other animal so they answer is yes...they do

Answer 15

yes they do , try hearding an animals baby and see what happens , just like if you heard a humans baby they will try to defend there babies  

Answer 16

I think so... you're an animal, so you have feelings. Animals also show their feelings... when cats put their tails up it means they're happy, different sounds of a guinea pig mean different things, etc... so yes, I think all animals have feelings...

Answer 17

of course they have emotions. especially social animals like dogs, their tails wag when theyre happy and go between their legs when scared etc.

Answer 18

eh....kinda. nothing like a human in the least, just wanting to survive, excitement maybe

Answer 19

Of course they do. Some animals have very basic feelings, some are highly developed.

For example, elephants grieve the loss of a family member.  They will linger over a body for days.  When they come across the bones of that body, years later, they will grieve again.  Elephants taken from their families for circuses and zoos will show the effects of post traumatic stress disorder for years afterwards.

Answer 20

They probably do. I think so

Answer 21

Yes, of course they do!  Check this out....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG...

Answer 22

Do you even have to ASK this question???

All animals have feelings. It's easier to tell when a dog is happy versus a squirrel, but all animals have emotions and can FEEL THINGS. i hate when people say "animals have no feelings, so let's eat them"

they DO have feelings!

Answer 23

That's a hundred times as bad as asking if humans have feelings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

OF COURSE THEY HAVE FEELINGS!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 24

Of course they do. They feel angry and mad if you try to pick them up when they dont want you to. They get scared. My dog gets sooooo scared when there is a huge thunder and lightning storm that once she hoped in the shower with my mom. And they can cry

Answer 25

Of course. Other wise two male animals wouldn't get jealous about more attention and about a female. And plus they love you!

Answer 26

Of course they do. Have you never seen a Kitten purr? A dog bark angerly at a stranger coming to the door or cower when you yell at it? Those are all emotions. So yes, animals most certainly have feelings.

Answer 27

According to scientific details in animals emotional brain cells...all animals have feelings. You are a mammal...part of the animal group, if you didn't have feelings then its most likely others wont. Only animals with no feelings are roaches, ants, and termites.

Answer 28

YES! what kind of a question is that? have you not ever seen a dog whimper when neglected or hurt or a cat scratching when angry? of course they do they are living things and we should treat them properly.

there is a quote something like "ask not can they speak, nor can they reason, but can they suffer?" it is why i am against animal testing

Answer 29

i've seen my dogs happy, sad, mad and irritated...so i think so.

Answer 30

Do animals get mad when you step on them? YES. do they get sad when you yell at them? YES. so this means that that dog would react to what you do the same way you would react if someone did that thing to.

Answer 31

I'm pretty sure they do but I wish that they could laugh lol