Toward a New Understanding of Animals

Charles Siebert explores how humans can inflict mental disorders on animals, particularly great apes. In his book The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward a New Understanding of Animals, he looks at how the approximately 3,000 chimps in this country, including performers and research laboratory subjects, are likely to be severely traumatized by their captivity and treatment. He visits Center for Great Apes near Wauchula, Florida, a state-of-the-art sanctuary, where he meets Roger, a chimp who seems like he recognizes Siebert.