Do animals make us happy? Most people would answer “yes”. Why else the proliferation of internet cat videos, or baby animal memes posted all over Facebook and message boards. Most of us feel a connection to animals such that even…
By Julie Kumble This past July, in the middle of making a cross-country bike journey, I presented a workshop at the American Veterinary Medical Association convention in Indianapolis. About 100 veterinarians spent two hours discussing “Leadership, Success and the Happiness Quotient” with me. Jennifer Watkins is veterinarian. She knows a…
In mid-August, GNHUSA advisory board member Beth Allgood, who is also U.S. Country Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), shared her ground-breaking research with a group of animal and GNH enthusiasts at a gathering in Montpelier,…
It's not just we humans—animals planet-wide also need a GNH paradigm to protect their well being, or even, in some cases, their very existence as a species. Human and animal happiness are so deeply interconnected that it’s in our own…
We are so pleased to re-post this article by Ashley Sullivan from Jane Goodall's Good News For All which features a report from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) entitled, “Measuring What Matters: True Well-Being for Animals and People,” by Beth…
Beth Allgood wears many hats, including U.S. Campaigns Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) as well as President of the GNHUSA board. Both hats were appropriate when she presented her paper, "Beyond GDP: True Wellbeing for Animals…
How much do animals contribute to happiness? By Beth Allgood Can you think of a time that an animal made you happy? Maybe it was snuggling with your own dog or cat, hearing a familiar bird song while hiking in…
Beth Allgood, Campaigns Director in the United States for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, was at GNHUSA's kick-off of the Charter for Happiness in Santa Fe, New Mexico in June, 2016. She published her insightful views on the connection…