CSU Human Animal Interaction Research Hub

10/29/2018

Clinician’s Guide to Treating Animal Companion Issues: Addressing Human-Animal Interaction is the first of its kind—a groundbreaking resource for mental health professionals who want the knowledge, skills and awareness to successfully work with pet-owning clients. The book trains clinicians acro...

10/03/2018

Assistance dogs are a very diverse group of working dogs trained to assist humans with different types of disabilities in their daily lives.

Despite these dogs’ value for humankind, research on their welfare status, cognitive and behavioural capacities, selection criteria for the best fitting individuals, effective training and management practices, and genetic issues are so far lacking.

This review highlights the need to address these topics and to promote progress in legal issues around assistance dogs.

https://www.animalsandsociety.org/new-research/spotlight-on-assistance-dogs-legislation-welfare-and-research/

10/03/2018

Welcome to the Colorado LINK Project ! The Link refers to the fact that abusive behavior can manifest in many ways, creating overlaps among child maltreatment, maltreatment of at-risk adults, interpersonal violence, animal maltreatment and criminality. When the human-animal bond is broken by neglect...

09/30/2018

Communication takes place between members of the same species, as well as between heterospecific individuals, such as the long co-habitation process and inter-dependent relationship present in domestic dogs and humans. Dogs engage in visual communication ...

09/19/2018

Understanding your cat's communications.

09/09/2018

SENIOR CARE MEETS EQUINE THERAPYAugust 11, 2018 HACIENDA AT THE RIVER is the first senior facility in the U.S. to blend horses and assisted living. The benefits of equine therapy are well-documented, and now residents can take advantage at the first senior-living and memory care community in the cou...

09/06/2018

More research is done on the therapeutic benefits of dogs than on cats and other animals. But there are signs of change.

08/22/2018

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08/15/2018

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08/03/2018

This week’s Defining HAS video series addition is by Kathie Jenni, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Human-Animal Studies at the University of Redlands, who has been discussed the term animal ethics. Kathie Jenni is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Human-Animal Studies at the Universi...

08/03/2018