I-10 The relationship of the Ego to oblivion, sleep and death; and the human being’s common relationships with the lower kingdoms

Occult Science (OS), Chap. 2 (p. 30-35); Theosophy, Chap. 1

Or

Thus:

* What would seem to be memory in an animal is not memory in the sense that the human being has a memory, but is based upon a function of the astral body. The cause for what appears to be memory in an animal always comes from a presently existing circumstance giving rise to need based upon experience. Absent such a circumstance (such as its master’s presence, hunger, etc.), the animal cannot call up from within the same conscious feeling as can a human being.