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The Human-Animal Bond

The Human-Animal Bond. Office Management. Introduction. Human-Animal Bond Definition-. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s Definition:

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The Human-Animal Bond

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  1. The Human-Animal Bond Office Management

  2. Introduction • Human-Animal Bond Definition- The American Veterinary Medical Association’s Definition: “A mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and other animals that is influenced by behaviors that are essential to the health and well-being of both. This includes but is not limited to, emotional, psychological, and physical interactions of people, other animals, and the environment.

  3. History of the Human-Animal Bond • Human-canine bond is one of the oldest relationships. • Domestication >12,000 years ago • Transition from working companion to pet between 600 to 1300 AD • Evidence of human-feline bonds 9,500 years ago. • Farm animal domestication 10,000 years ago.

  4. Pets or Family Members? • 62% of US households have at least one pet(AVMA 2002) • Children are more likely to have pets than siblings or fathers(Melson, 2001) • More than 75% of owners say dog’s health is as important to them as their own(Pfizer Animal Health/Gallup survey)

  5. More statistics and thoughts • 57% would prefer their pet as their only companion if they were stranded on a desert island(2001 APPMA pet owner survey) • 52% are better at remembering the names of neighbor’s pets than human neighbors(2001 AAHA survey) • A scientifically established link exists between how people treat animals and how they treat each other

  6. Finances on Pets • $41 Billion was spent on pets in 2007.

  7. How do Pet’s Function in Modern Society? • Assistance animals • Helpers (i.e. hearing, sight, seizure detection) • Visitation • Therapy programs (physical, mental, skill-building) • Search and rescue dogs • Bomb detection dogs • Police dogs • Police horses

  8. Pets as Healers? • Pet owners have: • Lower blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol • Increased survival after heart attack • Stress reduction • Weight control • Fewer minor health problems

  9. More Benefits to Humans • Alzheimer’s patients allowed to observe fish demonstrated improved relaxation, alertness, and eating habits • Positive impact on the lonely, emotionally or physically impaired

  10. Benefits to Children • Pets: • Provide a sense of security and self-esteem • Facilitate play, exploration, independence • Facilitate an understanding of life events and life-changing events • Promote responsibility, nurturing, loyalty, empathy, sharing, and unconditional love

  11. Equine Therapy • To give those in search of help and self-discovery the opportunity to grow and experience well being through the healing power of horses.

  12. Animals in classrooms: • Motivate students to work well • Improve behavior • Provide care-giving opportunities important to psychological development

  13. Pets and the Elderly • Pets: • Provide companionship and support during bereavement • Increase levels of activity • Improve person-to-person interactions • Ease loss in natural disasters • Transcend sensory deficits, mental changes, mobility restrictions that can impede human-human relationships • When moving to residential care, there are significant benefits when elderly persons keep their pets

  14. Pets and Disasters • A sense of personal responsibility to those entrusted to our care is a hallmark of emotionally and ethically mature human beings. • Owners are loyal to the animals they love, and will risk personal injury to protect them. • Studies indicate that pet-owning households are significantly less likely to evacuate during mandatory orders than households without pets; the more pets, the less likely household will evacuate. (AJE 2001 153:659-665)

  15. Sometimes having pet and being able to care for pet is the only stabilizing factor left by the natural disaster.

  16. Other Notes • Generally pets are referred to as he or she and almost never as “it”. • Most pet owners freely admit to talking to their pet and feeling that their pet understands what they are speaking about.

  17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T-sLDb7YBw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGKWoJi5qM&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcHM0Bg1j74 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZc4Jks_f_Q

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