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Non-human animals as research participants: Ethical practice in animal assisted interventions and research in aotearoa/New Zealand

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posted on 2024-06-06, 11:00 authored by CM Smith, E Tumilty, P Walker, GJ Treharne
In this chapter we outline the need to develop ethical frameworks to guide research on the role of animal-orientated health, therapeutic, and service interventions. We discuss findings from our research on uses of animals in therapeutic settings and benefits of human–canine interactions for human health. These stories from the field reveal that current ethics review processes do not recognise the animal as an equal partner in the potential reciprocal benefits and risks of therapeutic human–animal relationships. We explore how these review processes frame research on the relationships between humans and non-human animals and use the ethical review system of Aotearoa/New Zealand as an example. We propose an ethical framework that goes beyond animal welfare legislation and recognises a range of non-human animal capacities.

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Chapter number

6

Pagination

99-115

ISBN-13

9783319747200

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1.1 Book chapter

Extent

7

Editor/Contributor(s)

Macleod C, Marx J, Mnyaka P, Treharne G

Publisher

Springer

Place of publication

Berlin, Germany

Title of book

The Palgrave Handbook of Ethics in Critical Research

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