Benefits: This is a skill feat that scales with your ranks in Handle Animal. * 0 ranks: You gain the wild empathy ability, with your check equal to your character level plus your Charisma modifier plus any other applicable bonuses. If you already have wild empathy, or later gain it from another source, you gain a +3 bonus on Handle Animal checks. * 4 ranks: You can handle an animal as a free action, and push it as a move action. * 9 ranks: You gain the benefits of speak with animals permanently as an extraordinary ability. The DCs for you to rear and train creatures are halved. * 14 ranks: With a DC 30 Handle Animal check, you can use a mass version of charm animal as a spell-like ability, with save DC equal to 10 + ½ + your Cha modifier and effective caster level equal to y