The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology

Aubrey H. Fine, Megan K. Mueller, Zenithson Y. Ng, Alan M. Beck, Jose M. Peralta, Aubrey H. Fine, Megan K. Mueller, Zenithson Y. Ng, Alan M. Beck, Jose M. Peralta

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781000919752
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psicologia
• Subtopic: Consulenza psicoterapeutica

This diverse, global, and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research, practice, and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAIs), interventions, and anthrozoology, focusing on the perceived physical and mental health benefits to humans and the challenges derived from these relationships.

The book begins by exploring the basic theoretical principles of anthrozoology and HAI, such as the evolution and history of the field, the importance of language, the economic costs and current perspectives to physical and mental wellbeing, the origins of domestication of animals, anthropomorphism, and how animals fit into human societies. Chapters then move onto practice, covering topics such as how animals help childhood and adulthood development, pet ownership, disability, the roles of pets for people with psychiatric disorders, the links between animal and domestic abuse, and then more widely into the therapeutic roles of animals, animal-assisted therapies, interactions outside the home, working animals, animals in popular culture, and animals in research, for leisure, and food. Including chapters on a wide range of animals, from domesticated pets to wildlife, this collection examines the benefits yet also reveals the complexity, and often dark side, of human-animal relations.

Interweaving accessible commentaries with revealing chapters throughout the text, this collection would be of great interest to students and practitioners in the fields of mental health, psychology, veterinary medicine, zoology, biology, social work, history, and sociology.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement Page
• Half Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Table of Contents
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Foreword
• 1 An Introduction to HAI and Anthrozoology
• 2 Valuational (Ethical) Inquiry, Animals, and Us: Contemporary Framings and Future Imaginaries
• 3 A Legal Opinion: Pets and Housing in the United States
• 4 All for One Health and One Health for All
• 5 Current Perspectives on the Health Effects (Mental and Physical) of Human-Animal Interaction (HAI)
• 6 Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing the Evidence Base for the Impact of Human-Animal Interactions on Human Health and Well-Being
• 7 Anthropomorphism and Anthropocentrism in the Anthropocene
• 8 Pets and Housing: A One Health One Welfare Issue
• 9 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Human-Animal Interactions: Reflections on Practice
• 10 Across Worlds: Cultural, Religious, and Societal Factors Influencing Interactions with Animals
• 11 Animal Cognition
• 12 Animal Sentience, Animal Emotions, and Human-Animal Interactions
• 13 Animal Domestication in West Eurasia: What the Histories of Dogs, Cattle, and Horses Tell Us about the Domestication Process
• 14 Why Do We Love the Pets We Have? The Role of Animals and Family
• 15 Animals in Development: Childhood and Adolescence
• 16 Animals in Development: Aging Adults
• 17 LGBTQIA+ Populations and Human-Animal Interactions
• 18 Pet Ownership and Persons with Developmental and Physical Disabilities: Impact on Mental and Physical Health
• 19 Homelessness and Pet Ownership
• 20 Caregiver Burden in Companion Animal Owners
• 21 Human – Animal Interactions and the Impact of Pet Loss
• 22 Animal Hoarding: The Human-Animal Bond Gone Awry
• 23 Co-Occurrence of Animal Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
• 24 Introducing Dogs and Cats into Families
• 25 Veterinary Social Work
• 26 Zoonoses
• 27 Working with Each Other: Animal Training to Coexist
• 28 Safe Interactions with Animals
• 29 The Case for Conservation in the Age of the Anthropocene
• 30 Ethics, Wellbeing and Wild Lives
• 31 Tourism and Its Impacts on Wildlife
• 32 Human-Wildlife Conflict and Interaction
• 33 Oh, the Places I’ve Seen and the Places We Will Go: A Commentary on the Evolution of AAI
• 34 The Practice of Animal-Assisted Interventions: Exploring the Value of AAT/AAA
• 35 Animals in Education
• 36 Around the Arena: Equine-Assisted Services’ Foundation in Understanding Human-Horse Interactions
• 37 Assistance and Emotional Support Animals
• 38 Handler-Dog Interaction: Role of Operational Working Dogs from Past to Present
• 39 Working Animals and Human-Animal Interactions
• 40 Human-Nonhuman Interactions in the Animal Laboratory
• 41 Companion Animals in Times of Crisis: Contemporary Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 42 Human-Animal Interactions in an Agricultural and Production Setting
• 43 Farm-Based Interventions Considering One Health – One Welfare
• 44 Public Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare: The Case of Cow-Calf Separation
• 45 Human-Animal Interactions in Western Art
• 46 Sinister Canines in the Media: Animals in Popular Culture
• 47 I’ll Get You… and Your Little Dog Too! Animal Cruelty and Kindness in the Cinema over the Last Century
• 48 Animals in Our Leisure and Pleasure: Research for a More Species Equitable Future
• 49 Hunting and the Consumptive Use of Wildlife
• 50 Human-Animal Interactions with Non-Domestic Animals in Captive Settings
• 51 Epilogue: A Roadmap for the Future of Anthrozoology
• Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms
• Index