19/4 - Metodologie per la valutazione dell’idoneità e del benessere animale negli Interventi Assistiti con gli Animali. A cura di Nadia Francia, Marta Borgi, Barbara Collacchi, Francesca Cirulli 2019, iii, 219 p.

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Published 12/12/2020 - Edited 18/10/2023

Reports containing technical information, data, research protocols, proceedings, training material and the results of other activities carried out by the ISS. Most reports are published in Italian, some are in English.

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Published 30/04/2019 - Edited 27/02/2020

Methods to assess animal’s eligibility and welfare in Animal-Assisted Interventions.
Edited by Nadia Francia, Marta Borgi, Barbara Collacchi, Francesca Cirulli
2019, iii, 219 p. (in Italian)

The national guidelines for Animal Assisted Interventions (AAIs) of the Italian Ministry of Health define the operating standards for the correct and uniform application of AAIs in our country. The effectiveness of these innovative interventions depends strongly on the quality of the relationship that the patient establishes with the animal, and, therefore, on the welfare of the animal itself. To date there is a lack of widely shared criteria and tools for the assessment of well-being as well as criteria for eligibility and preparation of the animals involved in the AAIs. With the help of some experts in the field we have therefore summarized the most recent scientific acquisitions and, on the basis of these, elaborated protocols useful for this purpose. This report represents the starting point for a desirable implementation of the national guidelines for AAIs, currently in force, in order to improve the therapeutic efficacy of such interventions through a more conscious management of the animals involved.
Key words: Animal welfare; Dog; Horse; Mouse; Rabbit; Disability; Rehabilitation; Human health; Protocols

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