Last reviewed: 6th Dec, 2012 There is evidence to suggest that
many (if not all) animals are susceptible to hypnosis and this
section explores some of the research which demonstrates that
hypnosis is indeed a natural phenomenon within the animal
kingdom. As this is a new section of Hypnotic World and we are
still gathering information about evidence of animal hypnotism,
we welcome any contributions for consideration of publishing on
Hypnotic World. Susceptibility to animal hypnosis is an
inherited trait but is also partly determined by an animal's
rearing, as shown by Moore and Amstey who conducted experiments
with sheep and goats, some of which had been reared by foster-
mothers when young and others that were reared normally. The
foster mother animal experimental group proved less susceptible
than the latter group but this was considered to be partly due
to the fact that the fostered animals did not develop the same
normal reactions. It has been demonstrated that chickens can be
hypnotized by holding them st