A survey of equine-assisted intervention programs and welfare implications in the Veneto region (Italy)

Meers, Lieve; Martin, Sonia; Samuels, William Ellery; Ödberg, Frank; Normando, Simona

doi:10.1016/j.jveb.2012.12.036

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“…One of the largest and oldest AAI organisations, Pet Partners -formally the Delta Society (1996) -indicates that AAAs should provide social, motivational, or recreational benefits to enhance people's quality of life (Gammonley et al, 1996). AAAs can be divided into intentional AAAs and spontaneous AAAs, depending on the activities people engage in during their encounters with the animals (Fredrickson, 1995;Meers et al, 2004). An example of an AAA is an activity such as feeding or caring for fish tanks in rooms where target groups meet, such as waiting rooms, facilities, or even medical cabinets (Katcher et al, 1983).…”

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The State of Animal-Assisted Interventions: COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Ethical Considerations

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J. Appl. Anim. Ethics Res.

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Although animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) share specific characteristics, their differences can be quite significant (Lajoie, 2003). Most research on AAIs focuses on the human side (Muñoz Lasa et al., 2011). The autonomy and well-being of the animals involved are seldom studied, as well as the possible values of conflict between humans and animals (Glenk, 2017). The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world starting in 2019–2020, greatly affected human-animal interaction projects, such as animal-assisted interventions (Kumar et al., 2020). To control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, several (inter)national organisations, came up with new safety protocols. We focus on scientific insights and anecdotal observations, as well as the ethical implications of the COVID-19 safety protocols on AAIs in Belgium and Italy. The paper aims to give the reader an insight into the complexity of AAIs and its future relevance for developing protocols to handle the current and maybe future pandemics.

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“…So, when animals show self-calming behaviours, agitation, fight/flight responses, etc., it should be seen as their way to ask for a time-out (Fejsáková et al, 2009). One way to guard the animal's autonomy to choose is to provide a private and easily accessible area to which the animal can retire when it feels the need (Meers et al, 2013).…”

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