Human-Animal Interaction

An additional R – Remembering the animals

The need to recognize the existence of bonds between caregivers and their animals is discussed. Involvement in a venue to acknowledge the contributions animals make to teaching, testing, and research can be a satisfying and meaningful experience.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Iliff, S. A. 2002. An additional R - Remembering the animals. ILAR Journal 43(1), 38-47.

Developing a close bond with research animals

Developing a close bond with research animals can only be a good thing. I have seen the results of both and was very disturbed when people seemed to regard the animals only as test subjects and not as living beings....

Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Hunnicutt, T. 2002. Developing a close bond with research animals. Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum (electronic discussion group), October 29, 2002.

Implications of Human-Animal Interactions and Bonds in the Laboratory: Introduction to the Special Issue

Introduction to ILAR's issue Implications of Human-Research Interactions and Bond in the Laboratory. I was encouraged not to assign names to the many rhesus monkeys in my charge. I was admonished that the animals are research subjects, not pets. The...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Wolfle, T. L. 2002. Introduction. ILAR Journal 43(1), 1-3.

Laughing rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy?

Rapid finger movements across the nape, where rats usually solicit play, followed by tickling of the bellly simulates the rat's own playful interaction. Recent affective neuroscience research has yielded the discovery of play- and tickle-induced ultrasonic vocalization patterns ( approximately...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Panksepp, J., Burgdorf, J. 2003. Laughing rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy? Physiology and Behavior 79, 25-38.

Compassion for animals in the laboratory: Impairment or refinement of research methodology?

There is every reason to believe that individuals who care about their wards on a personal level actually treat the animals better (Herzog, 2002, p. 30). Compassion for animals used in research, testing and teaching should not be regarded as...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2003. Compassion for animals in the laboratory: Impairment or refinement of research methodology? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(2), 123-130.

Personnel / animal relationships: Affectionate or neutral? A Discussion

The question, "Should animal care personnel be encouraged to establish affectionate, rather than neutral, relationships with the animals in their charge", was raised on the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. .. Most correspondents agreed that the development of an...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2003. Personnel / animal relationships: affectionate or neutral: A Discussion. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 42(1), 14-15.

Working with pound dogs in the research laboratory: a discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum

To summarize, working with pound dogs is emotionally more challenging but at the same time often more rewarding than working with purpose-bred dogs. The affectionate human attachment is a warranty for the pound dog to receiving optimal care and being...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Barley, J. B., Bell, L., Duff, R. et al. 2004. Working with pound dogs in the research laboratory: a discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Animal Technology and Welfare 3(3), 165-167.

Comparing training to human interaction as enrichment for captive rhesus monkeys

Singly-housed rhesus macaques were studied. Human interaction reduced aggressive-related behaviors.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Animal Training, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M., Baker, K., Griffis, C. et al. 2005. Comparing training to human interaction as enrichment for captive rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 178-179 (Abstract).

The Welfare of Cats

This book covers the major issues affecting the welfare of domestic cats. It covers recent developments in our understanding of cat behaviour, considers the ways in which cat welfare is assessed, and addresses the successes and failures of the relationship...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Housing, Human-Animal Interaction, Husbandry & Management, Natural Behavior, Reproduction, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Cat

Citation: Rochlitz, I. (Ed.) 2007. The Welfare of Cats. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 283 pp.

USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals

This article provides a brief historical background of the events and circumstances that led to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act (AWA) amendments. It describes the development of the regulations promulgated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1991 as...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal Interaction, Regulations & Ethical Review, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Dog, Lemur, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kulpa-Eddy, J. A., Taylor, S., Adams, K. M. 2005. USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals. ILAR Journal 46(2), 83-94.