Animal altruism: Friendship in the animal world

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Can different species of animals become friends? Correspondent Lesley Stahl visits Funny Farm Rescue, a not-for-profit New Jersey sanctuary for retired, abused or neglected animals, where interspecies bonds are formed. She also talks with author Jennifer Holland, whose books explore stories about unexpected animal affection and predators who become pals.
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@sharonmickey4566 Жыл бұрын

They don't have ego.... they love with their hearts... it's pretty simple.

@KailReeves Жыл бұрын

My dad works on this farm closely with Laurie. So, when people ask where/how my dad is. I'm suddenly in an awkward position, I tell them that he's living his best life on a farm out of state.

@mmw5656 Жыл бұрын

Nothing awkward about that….that’s a dream. Good for him.

@sharon4094 Жыл бұрын

😂

@mjohn9199 Жыл бұрын

Anybody that has been around animals, knew they grieve when they lose a companion.

@mcm8737 Жыл бұрын

And that's why , I like animals more than people.

@wildcat.7834 Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@jenniferriggin8976 Жыл бұрын

That's why I hang out at the dog parks. Animals are so unconditionally happy.

@vivavasquez Жыл бұрын

a truly beautiful person .

@joek.7819 Жыл бұрын

Be kind to animals and become a better humanimal.🦁🐱🐶🐶🐼

@scottreal7787 Жыл бұрын

All I know is a pet, next to a spouse, is a necessity. Unfortunately I've never been blessed with a spouse but have had many pets. My cat Tobie is 7. I was in a automobile accident in 2019. That little cat sat next to me the whole time I was healing.

@eatpigsnot Жыл бұрын

a spouse is not a necessity. being married is not an accomplishment or crazier yet an obligation

@wildcat.7834 Жыл бұрын

@@eatpigsnot Exactly,sometimes being married is more of a nightmare.Animals are loyal companions and they love you unconditionally.I don't think many spouses love their partners that much.

@sandragreen9560 Жыл бұрын

@@eatpigsnot You are right, but What is that old saw - a loving mate brings twice the joy and half the sorrow . . . Food for thought . . .

@laurens.7510 Жыл бұрын

...or more important than a spouse. I live quite well without the one I had. Thank you very much.

@daren9942 Жыл бұрын

@@wildcat.7834 As nd animals don't judge you or critize you! I live with 3 wonderful cats! They are my Best Buds! All rescues! 🥰🤗🐈‍⬛🐈🐈

@CountryBird Жыл бұрын

Laurie Zaleski serves as a role model for what compassion and harmony can produce - Inner peace.

@CFGossettAbbasHealingArts Жыл бұрын

If my husband would let me, I'd turn our 4+ acres of property into a sanctuary but I don't have that luxury at the moment. I pray that will change one day. Until then, I'll enjoy our chickens and cats to the fullest. Thank you for sharing this story. It's an inspration.

@kathysanchez5945 Жыл бұрын

There needs to be more sanctuaries like this in this world!!! Blessings to her and her rescued family!!!

@lewstone5430 Жыл бұрын

Yes, for humans.

@randymcdaniel1244 Жыл бұрын

Wà

@msmarisadenise Жыл бұрын

That would be great!

@elizabethlinsay9193 Жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful lesson for people!

@mortalclown3812 11 ай бұрын

This isn't as rare a scenario as they're making it out to be. Leslie could have done a great service by bringing the this up: it's happening all over the planet.

@annsmith7207 Жыл бұрын

Laurie Zelensky and her Funny Farm are a fabulous example of animal rescue at its best. Thank you so much for the work you do !

@this1wisechic Жыл бұрын

it's Laurie Zeleski. no Zelensky.

@annsmith7207 Жыл бұрын

And to your poor grammar: It’s “not” rather than “no” Get over yourself !

@citizen3902 Жыл бұрын

The LOVE at the Funny Farm is palatable! If only humans would allow themselves to feel less defensive and more loving, what a world this would be!

@reneastle8447 Жыл бұрын

Then let's allow ourselves to feel less defensive and more loving right now.

@spenfor1598 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!! 💕 This place is magical!!!!!!! 🧚 I could live here!!!!!! 🥰 Yes Heaven On Earth for sure!!!!! 🎆🙏💖

@janetpattison8474 Жыл бұрын

I think u mean palpable, as in u can feel it. Palatable is related to taste. 🌸🌷❤️🌷🌸

@tana5098 Жыл бұрын

So true. We need to conquer less and spend more time loving one another as Jesus commands us to do. 🙏🌷🌻💞💞⛪️

@johannedillworth7413 Жыл бұрын

Now that is my idea of Paradise! What a wonderful place!

@clairelee9011 Жыл бұрын

Feeding them IS important! Humans too would get along better if they didn't have to fight for basic needs.

@glnnchrstphr9717 Жыл бұрын

Stories like these are why CBS SUNDAY MORNING is a must watch every Sunday.

@gaylecarroll2129 Жыл бұрын

Funny Farm, she is living my dream!

@thedivineenergy Жыл бұрын

*All my best friends have been animal's! 💗*

@roylalkin8223 Жыл бұрын

this woman is an angel

@TuckerSP2011 Жыл бұрын

My cat absolutely loved my two dogs and was devastated when they died one after the other. Interspecies friendships are real.

@chrisshell6178 Жыл бұрын

My family has 4 cats and 1 dog. The 1 gray cat absolutely loves the dog and vice versa... they always are cuddling up/licking each other. They are like Batman and Robin lol

@antoinettetoscano8278 Жыл бұрын

My daughter in law took me here a while back with my grandson. The Funny Farm is a wonderful place.

@laurens.7510 Жыл бұрын

I am generally not a jealous person but I am envious that you got to visit here. Really seems like a transformative experience.

@hondaphan4172 Жыл бұрын

@@laurens.7510 I live 30 minutes away from it and I've been there a handful of times with my wife. Her love and compassion for the multitude of various animals roaming the place is truly remarkable. She could never handle such a crazy load by herself but she has a group of volunteers who do it for their love of animals. We feel lucky to have such quick access to this little piece of Heaven.

@Starfish2145 Жыл бұрын

Who cares about science! Animals have personalities and emotions!

@patriciabeller64 Жыл бұрын

I want more positive stories like this from the MSM!! I can barely read or watch the news anymore because we are constantly bombarded with the bad stuff that underscores our differences. John Krasinski once had a channel called GOOD NEWS! that I loved--bring more of this our way!

@reneastle8447 Жыл бұрын

One good thing we can learn from the bad stuff is to create major solutions to them.

@SlayerofFiction Жыл бұрын

250k views in 9 months suggests these kinds of stories don't sell, Mr Beast gets that many views in an hour. I love these Sunday morning shows as they are the last of a wholesome America, but they are going away as Humans look for more shock media, more instant gratification and entertainment at their fingertips. It gets worse from here.

@lynnyhen Жыл бұрын

This story is why I've been watching Sunday Morning for over 40 years!

@andyroo9381 Жыл бұрын

All animals are like humans in a different form. They have the same wants, needs and emotions are any human being on earth.

@yayansung7487 Жыл бұрын

Human beings always want more, greedy. Animals are content with full stomachs

@forveterans49 Жыл бұрын

I always consider animals as 'sentient beings' like us.

@liambenyamin5482 Жыл бұрын

Life as the blessing a female animates all of existence with. Emotions are the miracle of life.

@BlueGoat682 Жыл бұрын

@JoeBidenIsTrash 1 Exactly... we're just on a different level. Living their best lives because of the kindness and compassion of this special woman.

@CAT-ig4fj Жыл бұрын

You’re ABSOLUTELY correct 😊

@briandickinson664 Жыл бұрын

This has to be the best story this year, if not ever. Love this!

@captinundies6049 Жыл бұрын

Lmfao.

@bw5234 Жыл бұрын

Scientists need to get out of their labs more often and instead interact with actual animals.

@laurie6123 Жыл бұрын

They DO have emotions!

@susannpatton2893 Жыл бұрын

God save the animals. Thank you

@jeremychristofferson7129 Жыл бұрын

Very positive segment. A quote from the video and valuable message for humanity. "I think you see this in captivity so often because these animals (apex predators) are taken care of. They're not competing for food. They're not stressed. So, they have this luxury of being able to be social with other animals."

@linguaphile42 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! You took it to the next level!

@anastasiabeaverhausen8220 Жыл бұрын

Yes..."in a 'perfect' world"...but that world has flown. We're still working on destroying it. It's only going to get worse as the population grows, and the planet becomes an unsustainable one for us and every other living thing.

@amiralions2681 Жыл бұрын

The same rule generally applies to the human mammal (animal). In my limited travels around the planet it plays out the same; the less money, assets and positive interactions a group of humans have the more violent. More money, resources and positive mental stimulation(especially when young) the more peaceful. Of course poorer neighborhoods will have peaceful people and the richer neighborhoods will have violent people but in general the rule holds just like in the animal kingdom.

@kathryngeeslin9509 Жыл бұрын

I was trying to think how to say this while reading through the comments. You said it perfectly.

@shuffleaccount1985 Жыл бұрын

it takes a beautiful soul to do this , thank you

@tobechukwuolumba7337 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story.

@SpectreTIG Жыл бұрын

She is Truely a Shepard of lost Souls. God Bless Her. Heart Warming to see. 🙂

@yvonnemccullaghward361 Жыл бұрын

Of course animals have emotions.Anyone who has had a pet or lived close to an animal has seen this

@the1442 Жыл бұрын

More of this please ❤️🐾🌞

@cap439 Жыл бұрын

Moving story ... and a great example of how to live in harmony ...

@TT-js4jn Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful heart she has. We can learn so much from animals

@lyndahammond8883 Жыл бұрын

I love this story! The Animal Farm residents and their Lady are so cool! What a lovely place for life to heal, to bond, and to love. This is a "Heaven On Earth" oasis. Much gratitude to the life saver who loves and owns the Animal Farm, this safe space, the sanctuary, the wonderful home for a beautiful great big family!

@susanstacy2493 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful woman who is doing such great work!

@forveterans49 Жыл бұрын

What a great story. I am never surprised at how other animal species get a long together. Such a beautiful place to be around.

@AndreaCuchetto Жыл бұрын

Animal emotions are well-documented.

@NondescriptMammal Жыл бұрын

Anyone who thinks they have no emotions or are not sentient, has either never owned pets or never figured out how to relate to them. It's obvious to most who have had pets and paid any attention to their behavior.

@musicsansnotes Жыл бұрын

Power to this wonderful woman. Her heart ❤ is huge.

@BestFitSquareChannel Жыл бұрын

Wonderful...

@michaeld.williamsiii9026 Жыл бұрын

As a “huge animal lover” this makes me smile so brightly. So much, more needed in this world, I’m putting this, on my bucket list. 🧡🙏🏾🧡 Ah I got tears nearly!!

@WhileMyGuineaPigGentlyWheeks 10 ай бұрын

Same here! God Bless ❤️

@nau97 Жыл бұрын

The reason that they get along is that they don't have to compete for food AND they have no religion to cause conflicts.

@glnnchrstphr9717 Жыл бұрын

Of course animals have feelings and emotions. I've seen it over and over again in my own life. If only human beings were more like the animals in this way. Our world would be a paradise instead of a war zone.

@laurensaul1821 Жыл бұрын

They do have emotions they are living creatures 🌻

@yolandaramirez9138 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could have a life like her I love animals, wish her happiness and health to continue her beautiful life , if she needs help I love to do so 🙏🐣🐔🐶🐰🐮🐷🦆🐱🐔🙏❤️🙏

@lisamoore9888 Жыл бұрын

I just love this woman in her animals

@susannpatton2893 Жыл бұрын

Animals are way smarter than we are. If only we could lead by this example.

@dennismorris7573 Жыл бұрын

Great this - profound congratulations to Laurie Zaleski and to her Funny Farm Rescue project in New Jersey.

@jaydibernardo4320 Жыл бұрын

There's a lesson to be learned here: coexist. A lesson us humans need to put into practice.

@michaelkerr9942 Жыл бұрын

Such a lovely story

@helenb4000 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story!

@earlwest3502 Жыл бұрын

This is really lovely to see. Thank you so much for providing this beautiful video. They're so lovely!!!

@moniqueosby7709 Жыл бұрын

I 💗 animals. The Funny Farm is my dream life⭐🌌...and one day my dream will come true🙌🦨🐿️🐭🦆🐴🐷

@shielatv22 Жыл бұрын

I really like how this news channel do their presentation. Calm, simple but informative and entertaining.

@brooklynn52dee38 Жыл бұрын

Love! Love! Love animals!! Thank you for all you do for them!! Warms my heart!!

@angellosmalefakis1321 Жыл бұрын

This is just amazing in all facets. Such a beautiful and wonderful lady giving back where it is needed. A true Mother Theresa. A true hero. Who cares about the movie star or the NBA player. This is the real, real, real star and her pets. Beautiful and incredible in all facets.

@chrismorgan9153 Жыл бұрын

I took in another feral kitten last week. It took about 35 minutes for her to become a domestic housecat...lol. My mom told me I can't save them all. I told her I can't, but I will keep going with the ones I can save. I'm only up to a dozen so far, but those dozen now have great lives. The pay and the hours suck, but it's worth it in the end.

@adrianaros1023 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful job! 🙏🏻💫🙌🏼

@29sagittarius51 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely adored this video! Thank you for the multiple smiles and few happy tears! Thank you!

@annwilson3941 Жыл бұрын

I love this woman’s work !! A testament to be the difference and make the world a better place !! Bless her! Thank you for sharing!

@tinyhawkforde5259 Жыл бұрын

God bless this woman!!🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for what you do!!!

@sagebutterfly2 Жыл бұрын

So absolutely heartwarming!!! Just wonderful and I, too, am so grateful for Laurie and others who care so deeply for our animal brothers and sisters.

@FluxyMiniscus Жыл бұрын

Whoever thinks that animals have no emotions …. Obviously never spent any meaningful time with animals. I know Horses well, and not only do they have deep emotional lives and make bonded relationships…they also are incredibly sensitive to other’s emotions, like a giant antenna. For example: Nervous riders make horses worried /anxious because they wonder what the rider is nervous about. Horse’s emotional connection with humans make them incredibly valuable in therapeutic areas- and equine therapy has become more and more common as people discover their amazingly generous presence.

@sharonh2991 Жыл бұрын

Anyone who has had two dogs, two cats, or a cat and a dog (etc.) knows without question that animals become attached to each other. I’ve witnessed and lived through the grief our animals felt when they lost their significant other. It would be foolish to think they don’t have at least some of the same emotions as humans (love, anger, jealousy, fear, grief).

@Dot-Dot-Dash Жыл бұрын

What fools imagine that animals don't have emotions!? This is a wonderful place!

@SJW-13 Жыл бұрын

Animals deserve our respect, kindness and help. I went vegan almost 16 years ago when my eyes were opened to the abuse and terror farm animals endure. And also why I don’t go to zoos, SeaWorld, horse races or anyplace that exploits them.

@earlwest3502 Жыл бұрын

Bless you- I most heartily agree!!!

@stephaniecannon410 Жыл бұрын

How outstanding of her and admirable and caring and loving and sweet to carry on her sweet mother's legacy. We need more like her. And her concept of friendship would end all quarrels, wars and gun violence in the world. Thank you so very much for sharing this remarkable animal farm rescue story. 😍🤩👑♥️💓❤️💞🍄🇺🇸💫💦

@marvinmartion1178 Жыл бұрын

Maybe this can explain why so many hate and have fear in the far right. They've been taught or conditioned to feel and believe that way?

@Claudi771 Жыл бұрын

Nice thanks 😻

@ilikeoptter Жыл бұрын

And we're also carefully taught... to eat them. Going vegan is so easy, kind, and very, very delicious.

@ceciliajunkins317 Жыл бұрын

Lion, tiger and bear were residents at Noah's Ark in Locust Grove, Ga sanctuary. Another, very calm place to visit. Monatary donations are appreciated as well as food for the animals.

@lindaliestman4397 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful story. Animals so often respond and react according to human expectations of them. Henry Beston said it best: “We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate for having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein do we err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with the extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.”

@deborahalexzander2512 Жыл бұрын

ANIMALS ARE FROM THE ANGELIC RELM FOR SURE!

@wildcat.7834 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely quote,thank you for that Linda.

@lynnessewimperfect825 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic story and place. Laurie has truly captured what we all need to do, for animals and for each other. She's got a great personality as well. May Funny Farm grow and prosper, and may all her animals stay healthy and happy.

@msmarisadenise Жыл бұрын

I just love this story!! ❤️❤️❤️

@PhoebeFayRuthLouise 2 күн бұрын

The Funny Farm is a lovely place! And I have that book series! They are excellent books!

@1wookieman Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story. ANIMALS ROCK!!!

@donnafechter5843 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I needed to start my day.

@ranchoboomerang Жыл бұрын

I love animals so much! This is such a great story. Thank you. ♥️

@katherineblakely7142 Жыл бұрын

Just beautiful. We could learn so much from them!

@janetpattison8474 Жыл бұрын

This is the sweetest story ever. Yes, animals definitely have emotions, and we all know that often they’re smarter and much more loving than people.

@hr6334 Жыл бұрын

So happy that a place like this exists!

@MissLibertarian Жыл бұрын

Just ask an animal what and why; plenty of us speak English. Do animals have hormones? What happens when those hormones vary? Just ask. Any scientist who denies animal feelings as unproven has no business in science. Further, most species that have altruistic members, benefit from having them. It indicates that their parenting instincts, for example, produces some super parents.

@elizabethhenry9749 Жыл бұрын

Laurie is a genuinely lovely woman and her work with the animals is not just supported by donations, she also works a full time job to help keep it running. The Funny Farm is a great charity to support.

@sheilabrennan4481 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful thank you for putting the focus on our beloved animals as we are losing so many.

@ediebaxter6194 Жыл бұрын

God bless you for saving God's animals. You are an angel. The animals on her farm are beautiful.

@lorenarojas4504 Жыл бұрын

Love this story soooo much! Living around animals must be Heaven on Earth for sure ! The world need more sanctuaries like this and also more people loving ❤️ animals the way they deserve it ! Vegan for the animals!

@ilovephotography1254 Жыл бұрын

If you're an animal lover, you must of loved watching this animal utopia.

@laurie6123 Жыл бұрын

I once baby sat for a family that had a dog and iguana that were buds...I sat for the humans though

@lindawilliams5478 Жыл бұрын

Yes, they have emotions. When our beautiful dog sugar passed away, her buddy rusty the cat yowled and hunted for her for days.

@Nevernormal790 Жыл бұрын

They do have emotions and mirrors our emotions as well. Animals are amazing!!

@michaelrae9599 11 ай бұрын

"Not competing for food, not being stressed.". That is the prescription for Peace on Earth. That's the why. Because they have the luxury of something other than just survival.

@LindaCasey Жыл бұрын

💞💞 This is how heaven will look to ME ..

@djdollase Жыл бұрын

Love this! Shows that if you take away the fear and insecurity any creature will naturally cooperate and love ❤️

@kimberlysamuel474 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this! There are so many lessons we can take from this. But will we? We have wounded, polarized people at each other, and heartless senseless violence...so very sad.

@susieb4992 Жыл бұрын

She’s a hero! ❤️

@hondaphan4172 Жыл бұрын

I live around a half hour from the Funny Farm and I've been there with my wife a handful of times...usually go once a year in the Fall since it's not as hot. What she does is amazing and she has a group of volunteers who keep everything running on a daily basis.