How Animals Heal Us

A moving, essential book . . . Nobody writes about Nature with more beauty and grace than Jay Griffiths Brian EnoFrom celebrated author Jay Griffiths comes a unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship with animalsAll animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge. Original, playful and wise, How Animals Heal Us 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. From a pot-bellied pig who saved her owner’s life to dogs who can smell cancer; from birdsong healing the hurt psyche to wolves teaching humanity ethics, How Animals Heal Us puts animals at the heart of a restorative vision of health. Fascinating ObserverA fabulous and important book Joanna LumleyA pure praise poem to the more than human world Jackie MorrisAnimal magic in Jay Griffithss uniquely beautiful voice Laline PaullMarvellous, urgently important and compellingly readable Charles Foster

Product Information

Author: Jay Griffiths
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 02/07/2026
Pagination: 384 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Published By: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Classification: Animals & society
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 28
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9780241997918