Human-animal bond is growing - researcher
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Human-animal bond is growing - researcher
February 11, 2011
The bond between humans and animals has become more significant in the last 20-30 years, a University of Adelaide veterinary expert says.
"Ever since humans began to domesticate animals some 20,000 years ago, the bond between people and animals has been growing," says Professor Gail Anderson, who is Head of the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, based at the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus.
"The human-animal bond is complex, it varies between cultures, and it has changed enormously over the last few decades," she says.
Anderson says the role of domesticated animals - dogs and cats - has been changing for many years now.
"These animals have increasingly been seen as family members and moved from the kennel to the couch. How do these changed perceptions play out in modern life, and what are the implications for the mental and physical health of our society?"
Anderson says that while production animals serve us as food and fibre sources, "increasingly we ask how we might make protein production more sustainable with respect to energy and water consumption".
"And while many animal species are considered appropriate to eat, their welfare is gaining increased attention and their housing, transport and food supply sources of greater awareness with the general public.
"How do we continue economic and environmentally sustainable production of the protein that is increasingly demanded by developing populations?
"As veterinarians and animal scientists, we touch on all of these issues - and many others - in various ways."
Anderson gave free public lecture earlier this week on the bond between people and animals, and the roles of animals in our lives in all their various forms.
February 11, 2011
The bond between humans and animals has become more significant in the last 20-30 years, a University of Adelaide veterinary expert says.
"Ever since humans began to domesticate animals some 20,000 years ago, the bond between people and animals has been growing," says Professor Gail Anderson, who is Head of the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, based at the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus.
"The human-animal bond is complex, it varies between cultures, and it has changed enormously over the last few decades," she says.
Anderson says the role of domesticated animals - dogs and cats - has been changing for many years now.
"These animals have increasingly been seen as family members and moved from the kennel to the couch. How do these changed perceptions play out in modern life, and what are the implications for the mental and physical health of our society?"
Anderson says that while production animals serve us as food and fibre sources, "increasingly we ask how we might make protein production more sustainable with respect to energy and water consumption".
"And while many animal species are considered appropriate to eat, their welfare is gaining increased attention and their housing, transport and food supply sources of greater awareness with the general public.
"How do we continue economic and environmentally sustainable production of the protein that is increasingly demanded by developing populations?
"As veterinarians and animal scientists, we touch on all of these issues - and many others - in various ways."
Anderson gave free public lecture earlier this week on the bond between people and animals, and the roles of animals in our lives in all their various forms.