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Animal Assisted Interventions: Recognizing and Mitigating Potential Welfare Challenges

Publication Year:
2024
Edition:
1st Ed.
Author:
Lori R. Kogan
Publisher:
CAB International
ISBN:
978-1-80-062259-3
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This is a practical book exploring how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare.
This resource is for social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies, etc.), as well as ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners. The book is a series of short chapters that depict a wide array of AAIs and their potential welfare concerns. The chapters include descriptions of the AAI offered, the welfare challenges, and ways to successfully mitigate these challenges. This book also covers critical topics including therapy animals’ aging, retirement, and death as well as ethical issues including animal consent. Species include not only dogs, but horses, rabbits, and other small animals (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, etc.). Types of AAI involve individual interventions as well as crisis dogs (those who help after natural and man-made disasters), and residential animals. The book is designed to be a practical, engaging book with links to video and examples of real-life situations. It is evidence-based, yet user-friendly an
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
CAB International
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Lori R. Kogan
ISBN:
978-1-80-062259-3
Specialty:
  • Zoology
  • Multidisciplinary Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Animal Sciences
Language:
English
Edition:
1st Ed.
Pages:
184
Publication Year:
2024
Doody Core Title Score:
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