http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/ Listen to stories on anything from honeymoons to WWII, from award-winning journalists to first-time writers alike, from anywhere in the world. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-59903 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:06:44 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-59903 As a veterinarian who specialises in the human animal bond, with extensive experience of delivering AAA and AAT, I wish to inform readers that there are a plethora of benefits associated with introducing animals to residential care settings. However the intervention described above is extremely inappropriate. It has not been planned and carries many serious inherent risks. IAHAIO - the International Association of Human Animal Interaction Organisations - which was accorded Working partner status with the World Health Organisation advocates the regulated access of animals to institutions. Wild animals should not be used in such interventions. Animal assisted therapy should be carefully planned, with a multidisciplinary approach and a written protocol approved by the facility. Volunteers should be trained - and the animals should be selected and assessed by a veterinarian for health, temperament and behaviour. They should be current with preventive meds such as vaccination, worming and external parasite prevention. The animal and handler should be covered by comprehensive insurance. Elizabeth Ormerod, Chairman of The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS); Co-founder of Canine Partners links - www.scas.org.uk; www.caninepartners.co.uk; www.iahaio.org; www.deltasociety.org As a veterinarian who specialises in the human animal bond, with extensive experience of delivering AAA and AAT, I wish to inform readers that there are a plethora of benefits associated with introducing animals to residential care settings. However the intervention described above is extremely inappropriate. It has not been planned and carries many serious inherent risks. IAHAIO - the International Association of Human Animal Interaction Organisations - which was accorded Working partner status with the World Health Organisation advocates the regulated access of animals to institutions. Wild animals should not be used in such interventions. Animal assisted therapy should be carefully planned, with a multidisciplinary approach and a written protocol approved by the facility. Volunteers should be trained - and the animals should be selected and assessed by a veterinarian for health, temperament and behaviour. They should be current with preventive meds such as vaccination, worming and external parasite prevention. The animal and handler should be covered by comprehensive insurance. Elizabeth Ormerod, Chairman of The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS); Co-founder of Canine Partners
links - www.scas.org.uk; www.caninepartners.co.uk; www.iahaio.org; www.deltasociety.org

]]> http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-46514 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:52:18 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-46514 That's so cool. It's hard not to be amazed by the human-animal bond, especially in situations like these, with wild animals that don't normally interact with humans. That’s so cool. It’s hard not to be amazed by the human-animal bond, especially in situations like these, with wild animals that don’t normally interact with humans.

]]> http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-39713 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:41:09 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-39713 it's warm and hearty bahting in the story without verbal or words expression. the love between human and animals is beyond anything to measure,and you acn feel that only if you treat an animal with heartly. it’s warm and hearty bahting in the story without verbal or words expression.
the love between human and animals is beyond anything to measure,and you acn feel that only if you treat an animal with heartly.

]]> http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-831 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:16:59 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/12/08/pet-therapy/#comment-831 What a great story, and an awesome photo, Jane. I love the line: "Hush always finds the people who need him the most and gives him enough of his loving to see them through." Animals can be so comforting, if we let them. Thanks for sharing with us. What a great story, and an awesome photo, Jane. I love the line: “Hush always finds the people who need him the most and gives him enough of his loving to see them through.” Animals can be so comforting, if we let them. Thanks for sharing with us.

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