The Three R’s as a Framework for Considering the Ethics of Animal Assisted Interventions

IF 0.6 4区农林科学 Q4 SOCIOLOGY

Society & Animals Pub Date : 2020-06-30 DOI:10.1163/15685306-00001767

Martina Simonato, M. Santis, L. Contalbrigo, B. Mori, L. Ravarotto, L. Farina

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Animal assisted interventions (AAI) have seen a significant development in the last fifty years. They are based on human-animal interactions, and some scientific research is beginning to provide evidence for the benefits of these interventions. However, ethical issues, particularly from the animals’ point of view, are yet to be considered properly. This article contextualizes AAI and the ethical issues concerning the animals involved. Then it outlines the potential adaptation of the Three Rs principle (replacement, reduction, refinement) to this field, considering all aspects related to animal behavior, health, and wellbeing. The analysis of the conditions for the application is accompanied by suggestions to guide research and general practice in AAI in favor of animal welfare, including assessment of the environmental conditions and competence of the professionals involved. Finally, a fourth R, Relationship, is proposed as the distinctive R for ethical AAI practice, possibly interpreted as cooperation.

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三个R作为考虑动物辅助干预伦理的框架

动物辅助干预(AAI)在过去的50年里有了显著的发展。它们基于人与动物的相互作用，一些科学研究开始为这些干预措施的好处提供证据。然而，伦理问题，特别是从动物的角度来看，还没有得到适当的考虑。这篇文章将人工智能和涉及动物的伦理问题置于背景下。然后，它概述了3r原则(替代，减少，改进)在该领域的潜在适应性，考虑到与动物行为，健康和福祉相关的所有方面。在对申请条件进行分析的同时，还提出了一些建议，以指导有利于动物福利的人工智能研究和一般实践，包括评估环境条件和相关专业人员的能力。最后，第四个R，关系，被提出作为伦理AAI实践的独特R，可能被解释为合作。

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来源期刊

Society & Animals 社会科学-兽医学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

12.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.