Aysha Akhtar examines the rich human-animal connection and how interspecies empathy enriches our well-being.ĭeftly combining medicine, social history and personal experience, Our Symphony with Animals is the first book by a physician to show how deeply the well-being of humans and animals are entwined. All opinions are my own.Ī leader in the fields of animal ethics and neurology, Dr. I was given fair warning, which I appreciated, and it did not detract from the message of the book or my takeaway from it. Just a note: there are some difficult scenes in this book when animals are mistreated.
She not only “gets” it about animals she has the science to back it all up. I can’t imagine my life without a loyal friend who makes me laugh or smile (and, hey, keeps me pretty busy with their care they are family members, after all!).
Animals have always been in my home, from childhood until today. I am comforted having them all here with me like this. Literally, as I type this review, I have a cat on my legs, and two kittens about two feet away, all sleeping. Akhtar describes the moral evolution of our species including a profound compassion for animals. Also, how the love we give to animals and vice versa is reciprocated over and over again.
Akhtar describes how we are neurologically wired to empathize with animals. Akhtar was abused and bullied as a child, and she shares how a dog named Sylvester, also abused, changed her life. Akhtar, and I learned a vast amount.Īt the heart of the book is her research on the connection between animals and humans and how it mutually improves well-being and quality of life.ĭr. Reading this, I felt instantly understood by Dr. This book is her memoir combined with scientific fact and a deep love for animals. Aysha Akhtar is a neurologist and leader in the field of animal ethics. Today I have a review of Our Symphony with Animals by Aysha Akhtar, M.D., available now from Pegasus Books! A huge thank you to Wunderkind PR for sending this special book to me.ĭr.
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