Charity Paws for a Purpose are conducting a national survey to learn about the key factors that may be preventing wider pet ownership in Australia. Pet ownership provides valuable social and health benefits to both the pet and their owner, yet many people, including the vulnerable and elderly, are often […]
Adventures in anthrozoology
How does owning a pet change us? How do animals impact on the health of their owners? How do we rethink the way we address human-animal relationships in natural disaster situations? These are the questions Pauleen Bennett and her students ponder. When world anthrozoology expert Pauleen Bennett left high school, […]