Chien, chat, bird, or rodent: 61% of French people own a pet. On social networks, this wide audience is targeted by promoters of animal communication, claiming to be able to exchange empathetically with these animals and transcribe their words. In addition to offering training, some even claim to communicate with deceased animals. But this practice has no scientific basis and can target people in emotional distress, warn the Veterinary Order and the Interministerial Mission to Combat Sectarian Excesses.
“To better understand” your animal, “strengthen your bond” with them, or even feel “that they are still here” after they pass: these are the benefits of animal communication, a practice promoted on TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook.
Those who claim to be able to establish empathetic connections with a cat, dog, or any other animal from a photo, and then transcribe their messages to their owner — or “guide,” as they prefer to call them.
For example, “Camille Be Intuitive” promises on their site to connect with your animal through a WhatsApp call lasting about 1 hour for 130 euros (archived link).
“Florence Dans tes yeux” offers to send up to 4 questions or themes to discuss with your animal, along with your message for them, for 55 euros, promising a “free part where the animal can express anything they want,” and a “written report sent at the end of the session” (archived link).
The website of “La goutte d’eau du colibri,” self-proclaimed “school of animals,” describes the types of questions that can be asked to an animal to know what they think about a “specific subject”: “Do you want a new companion? Do you want to have babies? What do you need?”
Or for “preparing for a change in their life such as moving, surgery, separation, divorce, going on vacation, arrival of a baby in the house, or visiting the vet” (archived link).
For 65 to 75 euros, “Pauline Comm’WitchLili” offers a service called “petite étoile” to communicate with a deceased animal (archived link).
“This communication allows: to receive messages from your animal, to better understand what they have experienced, to soothe the grief by feeling that they are always there, differently,” she says, adding that sometimes, “after some time following the communication, my clients even testify to having received a sign from their little star.”
[Context: The article discusses the growing trend of animal communication services offered through various platforms and highlights the lack of scientific basis for this practice. It also touches upon the potential risks and ethical considerations of relying on such services instead of proper veterinary care.]
