{"product_id":"9780241614358","title":"How Animals Heal Us","description":"Author: Griffiths, Jay\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241614358\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated author Jay Griffiths comes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship with animal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePet-owners and animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe meet a pot-bellied pig who saved her owner's life, lions who guarded a girl from kidnappers, dolphins and whales rescuing people in danger, and dogs who can smell cancer and phone the Emergency Services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnimal sounds, from insects to birdsong and the purring of cats, are directly medicinal and their presence can heal the pain of loneliness. Animals, including donkeys, can be natural therapists for the hurt psyche, alleviating trauma, fear and depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this original, revelatory and exuberant book, Jay Griffiths explores how animals can have a role in every level of healing, from the individual to the collective, guiding us in how we might create societies that are healthier, fairer and kinder. Wolves may be teachers of ethics; monkeys and dogs can object to unfairness and bees take collective decisions. Animals are irresistible medicine for a healthy culture, animating the arts with spectacular vitality and verve, as poetry knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpen-hearted, playful and wise, \u003ci\u003eHow Animals Heal Us\u003c\/i\u003e puts animals at the heart of a restorative vision of health.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46726980763806,"sku":"UBD-9780241614358","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241614358.jpg?v=1776491035","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241614358","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}