The many benefits of human-animal interaction

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The involvement of Mars Petcare and WALTHAM® in IAHAIO is part of a broader commitment to human-animal interaction research, which also includes major sponsorship of the annual conference hosted by the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) that took place earlier this week on July 18-19 in Chicago and also featured research by WALTHAM®, their collaborators and grantees.

For additional information about the research results, go to http://www.iahaio.org.

Associations Between Momentary Emotion, Basal Cortisol Production and Reactivity, and Observed Behavior in a Sample of Normal and At-Risk 5th Through 8th Grade Children During Their First Mounted Equine Facilitated Learning Activity. Patricia Pendry, Alexa Carr, Annelise Smith, Stephanie Roeter, (All: Washington State University, US)

[Presented at the triennial conference of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations - "IAHAIO 2013: Humans and animals: The inevitable bond"]

Experimental Trial Demonstrates Positive Effects of Equine Facilitated Learning on Child Social Competence. Pendry. P & Roeter.S, Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin 2013, Vol 1, No 1, 1-19.

The Pet Assisted Living intervention for functional status in assisted living residents. Erika Friedmann (University of Maryland, US), Elizabeth Galik (University of Maryland, US), Sue A. Thomas (University of Maryland, US), P. Sue Hall (University of Maryland, US), Sandra McCune (WALTHAM® Centre for Pet Nutrition, UK)

[Presented at the triennial conference of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations - "IAHAIO 2013: Humans and animals: The inevitable bond"]

Pounding the pavement: Does dog walking influence perceptions of safety? Hayley Christian (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Lisa Wood (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Andrea Nathan (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Karen Martin (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Stephen Houghton (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Ichiro Kawachi (Harvard University, US), Sandra McCune (WALTHAM® Centre for Pet Nutrition, UK)

[Presented at the triennial conference of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations - "IAHAIO 2013: Humans and animals: The inevitable bond"]

Companion animals as a conduit for fostering social networks and social support. Lisa Wood (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Hayley Christian (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Andrea Nathan (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Claire Lauritsen (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Karen Martin (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Stephen Houghton (The University of Western Australia, Aus), Ichiro Kawachi (Harvard University, US), Sandra McCune (WALTHAM® Centre for Pet Nutrition, UK)

[Presented at the triennial conference of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations - "IAHAIO 2013: Humans and animals: The inevitable bond"]

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