Inu Neko Ni Shika Kokoro Wo Akenai Hito Tachi (Gentosha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Humans want something in return, but only this child gives me love without compensation" - Modern people can no longer live without their pets. Why do grown-ups shamelessly show their doting affection for their pets? Why can't we be kinder to humans? Why does the animal rights movement run amok? The author, who lives with a dog and five cats, confesses his own history of pet-loving for the first time. While self-analyzing the "psychology of loving pets more than people," he sheds light on an unspeakable aspect of the pet boom.

「人間は見返りを求めるけれど、この子だけは無償の愛を私に注いでくれる」-もはやペットなしでは生きられない現代人。いい大人がなぜ恥ずかしげもなく溺愛ぶりをさらしてしまうのか?なぜもっと人間には優しくできないのか?動物愛護運動はなぜ暴走するのか?イヌ一匹・ネコ五匹と暮らす著者が自らのペット偏愛歴を初告白。「人間よりペットを愛してしまう心理」を自己分析しながら、ペットブームの語られざる一面に光をあてる。