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Ensuring the welfare of assistance animals
Author(s) -
Suzanne Jarvis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.e3468
Subject(s) - animal welfare , welfare , magic (telescope) , companion animal , psychological intervention , veterinary medicine , medicine , political science , nursing , law , biology , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics
‘Animal‐assisted facilities: companionship works its magic’ was the title of a symposium organised by the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations during the recent WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA congress in Birmingham. It was clear from the presentations that, while animal‐assisted interventions can bring many benefits for people, the welfare of the animals must also be taken into account. Suzanne Jarvis reports.