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The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions - Foundations and Best Practice Methods (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions - Foundations and Best Practice Methods (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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This is the first book focusing on the animal's perspective and
best practices to ensure the welfare of both therapy animals and
their human counterparts in animal-assisted interventions. Written
by leading scientists, it summarizes the scientific evidence
available concerning the impacts on animals in these settings,
including companion species, horses, marine mammals and other
animals used in therapy. There has been a dramatic increase in the
range of animal-assisted interventions used in medical and allied
health environments in recent years, and the field is now entering
an era with a greater interest in defining the underlying
mechanisms of the human-animal bond as well as the therapeutic
benefits of these interactions. Animal-assisted interventions, as
with other uses of animals by humans, impose a unique set of
stresses on the animals, which the community has only recently
begun to acknowledge. For the field to continue to flourish, more
evidence is needed to shed light on the implications for the
animals and what guidelines need to be put into practice to ensure
welfare. With the ultimate goal of improving the impact that we
have on the animals under our care, the book provides a roadmap for
researchers and clinicians as they attempt to safely and humanely
incorporate various species of animals into therapeutic settings.
The authors also offer instructions and suggestions for areas that
need to be studied more robustly over the next decade to continue
to ensure the safe and proper use of animals in therapy sessions.
This is an informative, thought-provoking and instructive resource
for practitioners and researchers in the field of medicine and
clinical psychology using animal-assisted interventions, as well as
for veterinarians and welfare scientists.
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