HABRI Central - Resources: All

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) is issuing a call for research proposals from institutions and organizations across the globe to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted interventions (AAI), both for the people and the animals involved. To learn more, visit https://habri.org/grants/funding-opportunities/ close

 
You are here: Home / Resources / All

Resources: All

Submit a resource

Find a resource
  1. dogs x
  2. mammals x

  1. To flea or not to flea: survey of UK companion animal ectoparasiticide usage and activities affecting pathways to the environment

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Perkins, R., Goulson, D.

    Due to the convenience and efficacy of modern ectoparasiticides, routine prophy-lactic use has become commonplace for dogs and cats. However, the environmental consequences of this large-scale use are not well-understood, and multiple potential pathways for ectoparasiticides to the environment...

  2. Public perspectives on strays and companion animal management in Malaysia

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Munir, S. M. I., Mokhtar, M. I., Arham, A. F.

    Strays and companion animal management is a sensitive issue in Malaysia that incites solid and conflicting views. Through structured questionnaires administered to a random sample of 704 respondents, this study explored public opinion on a) causes of the stray animal population, b) the...

  3. Pillars for successful operationalization of one health as an ecosystem approach: experience from a human-animal interface in the Maasai steppe in Tanzania

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Gwakisa, P., George, J., Sindato, C., Ngonyoka, A., Nnko, H., Assenga, J., Kimera, S., Nessele, M. O.

    Background: Solving complex public health challenges requires integrated approaches to health, such as One Health. A key element of the One Health approach is the interrelationship between human, animal and environmental health and the associated multistakeholder collaboration across many...

  4. Longitudinal associations between allostatic load, pet ownership, and socioeconomic position among US adults aged 50+

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Applebaum, Jennifer W., McDonald, Shelby E., Zsembik, Barbara A.

    It is hypothesized that pets provide benefits to human health by buffering the deleterious effects of stress, but varying exposure to chronic stress via social position is rarely considered in these conceptual and empirical models. Allostatic load is an index of biological and physical measures...

  5. Ensuring ethical animal welfare research: are more ethics review committees the solution?

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Nielsen, B. L., Golledge, H. D. R., Chou, JenYun, Camerlink, I., Pongracz, P., Ceballos, M. C., Whittaker, A. L., Olsson, I. A. S.

    The article discusses ways to ensure ethical animal welfare research, and suggests that more committees should improve accessibility, but other factors need to be considered as well. The article emphasizes that animal welfare researchers must think about the ethical aspects of their work from...

  6. A Comparative Study of Dogs and Goats with Limited Human Socialization in the Impossible Task Paradigm

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Di Lucrezia, Alfredo, Scandurra, Anna, Pinelli, Claudia, Musco, Nadia, D'Aniello, Biagio, Mastellone, Vincenzo, Zicarelli, Fabio, Pero, Maria Elena, Lombardi, Pietro

    The study aimed to explore how limited human socialization affects the socio-cognitive abilities and interactions with unfamiliar individuals of a selected group of domesticated dogs and goats. These animals were raised and kept under conditions characterized by limited human socialization, and...

  7. Cat: Empirical modelling of Felis catus population dynamics in the UK

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): McDonald, J., Finka, L., Foreman-Worsley, R., Skillings, E., Hodgson, D.

    Domestic cats are popular companion animals, however not all live in human homes and many cats live within shelters or as free-roaming, unowned- feral or stray cats. Cats can transition between these subpopulations, but the influence of this connectivity on overall population dynamics, and the...

  8. Animal-Assisted Education: Exploratory Research on the Positive Impact of Dogs on Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes of Elementary School Students

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Verhoeven, Riki, Butter, Rene, Martens, Rob, Enders-Slegers, Marie-Jose

    For some students, school success is not a simple matter. A growing, innovative approach that supports students' functioning at school is programs in which animals are involved in education. The involvement of animals, especially dogs, in education is known as animal-assisted education (AAE)....

  9. Developing and Planning a Protocol for Implementing Health Promoting Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) in a Tertiary Health Setting

    Full-text: Available

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Hamilton-Bruce, M. A., Young, J., Nottle, C., Hazel, S. J., Milton, A. G., McDowall, S., Mani, B., Koblar, S.

    The Ottawa Charter identifies that multiple levels of government, non-government, community, and other organizations should work together to facilitate health promotion, including in acute settings such as hospitals. We outline a method and protocol to achieve this, namely an Action Research...

  10. "Warming the house": Children and animals "doing family"

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Policarpo, Veronica, de Almeida, Ana Nunes, Tereno, Henrique

  11. Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: trust

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Caddiell, R. M. P., White, P., Lascelles, B. D. X., Royal, K., Ange-Van Heugten, K., Gruen, M. E.

  12. Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: trust

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Caddiell, R. M. P., White, P., Lascelles, B. D. X., Royal, K., Ange-Van Heugten, K., Gruen, M. E.

  13. Therapeutic and Economic Benefits of Service Dogs Versus Emotional Support Dogs for Veterans With PTSD

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Richerson, Joan T., Wagner, Todd H., Abrams, Thad, Skelton, Kelly, Biswas, Kousick, Illarmo, Samantha, McSherry, Frances, Fallon, Michael T., Frakt, Austin, Pizer, Steven, Magruder, Kathryn M., Groer, Shirley, Dorn, Patricia A., Huang, Grant D., Stock, Eileen M.

  14. A survey of the main behavioural and natatorial issues observed in non-genetically selected dog breeds trained for water rescue activities

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Cecchi, F., Macchioni, F.

  15. A survey of the main behavioural and natatorial issues observed in non-genetically selected dog breeds trained for water rescue activities

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Cecchi, F., Macchioni, F.

  16. Social licence to cull: examining scepticism toward lethal wildlife removal in cities

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Essen, E. von, Redmalm, D.

  17. Social and emotional therapy dog-assisted interventions in mainstream school settings: A systematic review

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Wintermantel, Lena, Grove, Christine, Henderson, Linda, Laletas, Stella

  18. Separation distress in a sample of rescued galgos form Spain

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Normando, S. R. C., Bertomoro, F., Bonetti, O.

  19. Separation distress in a sample of rescued galgos form Spain

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Normando, S. R. C., Bertomoro, F., Bonetti, O.

  20. Possibilities of reducing fearfulness and stress in horses by prophylactic methods and behavioural therapies

    Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Budzynska, M., Jarosz, M., Kapustka, J.