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Correspondence to Author: Mac Beko. 

BBAdvies and Research, Research and Development Department, Zeist, The Netherlands..

Abstract:

It is a privilege for me to serve as this volume’s guest editor for Animals. The articles in this collection are in line with the goals of this brand-new, progressive journal: http:// www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/1/1/pdf. They are the result of a groundbreaking conference called “Minding Animals,” which brought together academics from around the globe representing a wide range of disciplines in July 2009 in Newcastle, Australia (http://www.mindinganimals.com//index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=236). All of the delegates who traveled great distances to attend this special event had a strong desire to learn more about nonhuman animals (henceforth referred to as animals) from colleagues who are researching them from different angles. These colleagues represented a variety of academic fields, including biology, psychology, anthropology, the social sciences, and the humanities.
I wrote a book titled “Minding Animals,” which was also the theme of the conference [1]. “Minding” animals entails acknowledging that they have sentient minds and emotions. In a human-dominated environment where their interests are constantly subordinated to ours, we must also “mind” them as their caregivers. It is crucial for people with different backgrounds and passions to communicate with one another, share our knowledge about animals, and apply that information to improve both our own and their lives. There are numerous approaches to understanding and determining how science and the humanities work, such as those who are interested in environmentalists, conservationists, and animal preservation (whose concerns range from individuals to populations, Our connections with nonhuman creatures are complex, frustrating, ambiguous, paradoxical, and varied, as demonstrated by the essays included here and other presentations presented at the conference. I tell people that I’m pleased they don’t love me when they claim to love animals but then hurt or kill them. We can undoubtedly improve our interactions with both people and animals. In fact, we frequently have similar connections with human animals. As humans “redecorate nature,” we study animals, marvel at them, conduct experiments on them, consume them, wear them, write about them, sketch and paint them, and transport them from one place to another.

Citation:

Dr.Mac Beko, A Transdisciplinary Method For Increasing Our Knowledge Of Animals In Society: Minding Animals. World Journal Of Biology 2025.