Issues Regarding the Welfare of Assistance Dogs
While the roles and efficacy of assistance animals have received attention in the literature, there has been less research focused on animal welfare issues regarding assistance animals. This is a pertinent area, given the burgeoning of types of assistance animals, situations in which they are employ...
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| author | Amanda Salmon Carlie Driscoll Mandy B. A. Paterson Paul Harpur Nancy A. Pachana |
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| description | While the roles and efficacy of assistance animals have received attention in the literature, there has been less research focused on animal welfare issues regarding assistance animals. This is a pertinent area, given the burgeoning of types of assistance animals, situations in which they are employed, and access issues arising from increased assistance animal engagement. Animal welfare as pertains to assistance animals is discussed in this paper with respect to overall research on animal welfare concerns in a variety of contexts, training and access issues, and legal and regulatory concerns. Relevant examples from global contexts, as well as the specific Australian context, are offered. Conclusions include that while human quality of life is often considered and protected in laws and policies, this is much less true for assistance animals. Additional attention is required to ensure that the quality of life of both persons with disabilities and their assistance animals can be ensured. Support for a person to meet the needs of an assistance animal, as well as considerations for keeping such working dyads together in changed circumstances (e.g., following a move to an assisted living mode of accommodation), are recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-337413d3a3134ec69abbdba39c3bffce2023-11-24T10:24:00ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-11-011223325010.3390/ani12233250Issues Regarding the Welfare of Assistance DogsAmanda Salmon0Carlie Driscoll1Mandy B. A. Paterson2Paul Harpur3Nancy A. Pachana4School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AustraliaSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AustraliaSchool of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AustraliaTC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AustraliaSchool of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AustraliaWhile the roles and efficacy of assistance animals have received attention in the literature, there has been less research focused on animal welfare issues regarding assistance animals. This is a pertinent area, given the burgeoning of types of assistance animals, situations in which they are employed, and access issues arising from increased assistance animal engagement. Animal welfare as pertains to assistance animals is discussed in this paper with respect to overall research on animal welfare concerns in a variety of contexts, training and access issues, and legal and regulatory concerns. Relevant examples from global contexts, as well as the specific Australian context, are offered. Conclusions include that while human quality of life is often considered and protected in laws and policies, this is much less true for assistance animals. Additional attention is required to ensure that the quality of life of both persons with disabilities and their assistance animals can be ensured. Support for a person to meet the needs of an assistance animal, as well as considerations for keeping such working dyads together in changed circumstances (e.g., following a move to an assisted living mode of accommodation), are recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3250assistance dogswelfareregulationssupport |
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