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Ocitocina sérica e comportamento afetivo de cães na interação com crianças e adultos
Theses
A ocitocina tem sido usada como parâmetro para medir os laços sociais em animais. Recentemente foi demonstrado que a concentração de ocitocina aumenta em cães e donos quando interagem positivamente e, possivelmente, que na interação com...
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We Don’t Train in Vain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human and Canine Caregiver Training
Journal Articles
The present review assessed the current knowledge regarding caregiver- training effectiveness for human and human-canine dyads. Most canine-related sources (66%; n = 19) were case studies reporting a decrease of learner undesired behavior when using oral instruction (21%; n = 6). Most...
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Relation between stockperson behavior toward cows in a holding area and milk yields
Journal Articles
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Factors that Influence Farmers' Views on Farm Animal Welfare: A Semi-Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis
Journal Articles
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Naturalness and the Legitimacy of Thoroughbred Racing: A Photo-Elicitation Study with Industry and Animal Advocacy Informants
Journal Articles
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Uncoupling Meat From Animal Slaughter and Its Impacts on Human-Animal Relationships
Journal Articles
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Using Focus Groups to Explore Public Perceptions of Legal Rights for Animals
Journal Articles
A robust debate regarding the ideal legal status of nonhuman animals has been taking place for some time among legal scholars, philosophers, animal scientists, social scientists, and humanists. Significantly less attention has been paid, however, to exploring how members of the public...
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A terapia assistida por animais como uma forma de associação : um estudo antropológico sobre a relação humano-animais na promoção da saúde humana, no Brasil
Theses
Este trabalho trata de estudo acerca da relação contemporânea entre humanos e animais no contexto das Terapias Assistidas por Animais – TAA, prática terapêutica crescente na promoção da saúde humana. A pesquisa de campo foi realizada...
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Human Animal Link of Oklahoma Foundation (H.A.L.O.)
Organizations
We believe in the health and wellness our pets deliver to those who find themselves in times of transition, trauma, or crisis. We believe our pets are a driving force leading human beings of all ages, maybe for the first time ever, into experiencing a calm, no strings attached, sincere...
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Bibliographic Essay: The History of Human-Animal Relations
Journal Articles
Animals are everywhere. Whether as pets, pests, sources of food, fuel, or materials for manufacture, means of traction or source of motive power, or objects of veneration and fear and wonder, animals have been our counterparts throughout human history. In recent years, a historical literature...
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Horse Matters: Re‐examining Sustainability through Human‐Domestic Animal Relationships
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Association between Attitude and Empathy with the Quality of Human-Livestock Interactions
Journal Articles
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Validity aspects of behavioural measures to assess cows’ responsiveness towards humans
Journal Articles
Different measures reflecting the cows’ behavioural responses towards humans are used for the assessment of the human–animal relationship (HAR). Besides the established avoidance distance (AD), different handling tests, such as the tolerance to tactile interaction (TTI), release behaviour after...
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Effects of a temporary period on pasture on the welfare state of horses housed in individual boxes
Journal Articles
Domesticated horses mainly live in individual boxes, a housing system reported as compromising animal welfare. A common practice in riding schools involves offering a temporary period on pasture with conspecifics to alleviate the impact of long-term deprivation triggered by boxes. The aim of this...
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Animal geographies I: Hearing the cry and extending beyond
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Dogs on the Frontier: Human-Canine Relationships in Central Kentucky, 1770-1792
Conference Papers
Dogs played utilitarian roles, as hunting partners, sentries and trackers that provided assistance in the difficult physical landscape, but they also filled setters’ less obvious, psychological needs by serving as companions or by helping humans assert their dominance over the threats...
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Keeping Lily Safe: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Human–Animal Attachment during Adversity
Journal Articles
This article is an autoethnographic examination of my experiences as a pet owner during a particularly challenging time in my life. Beginning with a summary of a critical incident, it shows the way in which fears for the safety of my pet cat, Lily, and my relationship with her impacted my...
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Stakeholder Perceptions of the Challenges to Racehorse Welfare
Journal Articles
The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the key challenges to racehorse welfare as perceived by racing industry stakeholders. The paper draws upon statements and transcripts from 10 focus group discussions with 42 participants who were taking part in a larger study investigating...
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The State of Research on Human–Animal Relations: Implications for Human Health
Journal Articles
Since the late 1970s, scientific evidence has accumulated showing that pet ownership can have positive effects on people’s physical and mental wellbeing. This paper reviews the current state of affairs regarding the relationship between companion animals and human health, focusing on both...
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A One Health Research Framework for Animal-Assisted Interventions
Journal Articles
Background: The integration of animals into healthcare, referred to as animal-assisted intervention, is a rapidly growing research field and was previously related to One Health. However, the assessment of synergistic effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) has been poorly addressed to...
