Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare-An Exploratory Survey in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively researched, so that the aim of this explorative study was to investigate the perception and significance as well as the understanding of animal welfare and its implementation on the part of professionals working with animals.

Methods

In the present project, 270 animal-assisted professionals from Germany were interviewed about their individual perceptions of animal welfare and their implementation of animal welfare with the help of questionnaires with closed questions (5-point agreement scale) and open questions. The quantitat

SUBMITTER: Ameli K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10135130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature