The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology (Routledge International Handbooks)

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. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication 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 "This diverse, global, and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research, practice, and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAI), 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 on 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 interest to students and practitioners in the fields of mental health, psychology, veterinary medicine, zoology, biology, social work, history, and sociology"-- Provided by publisher