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The Moral Basis of Animal-Assisted Therapy

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ID12418521
AuthorsTzachi Zamir (0000-0001-6019-4474, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume14
Issue2
Pages179-199
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety and Animals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/156853006776778770
OpenAlexW2052099597
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited2

Is nonhuman animal-assisted therapy (AAT) a form of exploitation? After exploring possible moral vindications of AAT and after establishing a distinction between "use" and "exploitation," the essay distinguishes between forms of animal-assisted therapy that are morally unobjectionable and those modes of it that ought to be abolished

Animal ethics · Animal rights · Animal welfare · Animal-assisted therapy · Biology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Pet therapy · Psychotherapist · Ethics in medical practice · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Ecology

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Unique citing works25
Citations per year1,67
Citation span2011 - 2025 (15)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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