Anthrozoology is the study of human-animal interaction, also described as the science focusing on all aspects of the human-animal bond. [1] and a bridge between the natural and social sciences [2] (DOC format)

Anthrozoology is a modern multi-disciplinary and burgeoning field that overlaps with a number of other disciplines, including ethology, medicine, psychology, veterinary medicine and zoology. A major focus of anthrozoologic research is the quantifying of the positive effects of human-animal relationships on either party and the study of the reality of their interactions. Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior considered as a branch of zoology. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury. ... Psychology (Gk: psyche, soul or mind + logos, speech) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior, both human and nonhuman. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...

swabe.org comments: "In reality, there is little homogeneity in anthrozoological research, certainly as far as disciplinary approach, methodology and theory is concerned. The academic backgrounds of anthrozoological researchers can be extremely varied. There are, for example, social scientists, psychologists, zoologists, ethologists, historians, philosophers, veterinarians and even physicians studying the human-animal relationship."

It adds that anthrozoology may veer towards ethics, behavioral research, welfare and promotion, and many other areas within the human-animal interface.

Example areas of study

• The interaction and enhancement within service animal interactions.
• Affective (emotional) or relational bonds between humans and animals (which may range from companion animals through to zoophilia)
• Human perceptions and beliefs in respect of animals.
• How animals fit into human societies.
• How these vary between cultures, and change over times.

Examples of papers published by ISAZ as at 2005 include: Interaction is a kind of action which occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. ... PET, see PET. A pet or companion animal is an animal that is kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, rather than for economic reasons. ... Leda and the Swan, a 16th century copy of a lost painting by Michelangelo, 1530 (National Gallery, London) Zoophilia, from the Greek Ζωο (zôon, animal) and φιλία (philia, friendship or love), is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attraction by a human to a (non-human) animal. ... PSYCHOLOGY In psychology and the cognitive sciences, perception is the process of acquiring, interpreting, selecting, and organizing sensory information. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: belief Belief is usually defined as a conviction to the truth of a proposition. ... Human relationships within an ethnically diverse society. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Compatibility Stereotypes of People and Pets
• Behavior of Children with Learning Disabilities Interacting with a Therapy Dog
• Realistic Representations of Companion Animals in Comic Art in the USA
• Advertising Animal Protection
• Speciesism, Anthropocentrism, and Non-Western Cultures
• Whale Shark Tourism in Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia
• Judgments of Cruelty to Animals: Sex Differences and Effect of Awareness of Suffering
• Motivations and Characteristics of Volunteer Flying-Fox Rehabilitators in Australia
• Pets’ Roles in Parents’ Bereavement
• Recent Shifts Regarding the Relationship between People and Other Animals in Japanese Culture
• How Depressive Moods Affect the Behavior of Singly Living Persons Towards Their Cats

See also

• Ethology
• Biology
• Zoology
• Animal behavior
• Sociology
• Animal love
• Service animal
• Psychology
• Anthropology

Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior considered as a branch of zoology. ... Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour (particularly of social animals such as primates and canids), and is a branch of zoology. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Animals seem to return the affection shown to them by their humans. ... Psychology (Gk: psyche, soul or mind + logos, speech) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior, both human and nonhuman. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human or person) consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ...

External links

Professional bodies and journals

• ISAZ: International Society for Anthrozoology

Professional organisation, and journal

• anthrozoology.org
• Anthrozoology Research Group

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