Social Support
Informational, instrumental, appraisal, and emotional.
What are the four types of social supports?
Simple gross neglect, intentional abuse/torture, organized animal abuse, and animal sexual abuse
What are the four categories of animal maltreatment as defined by the FBI?
social, physiologic, or behavioral
What are three ways animals benefit from AAI?
cortisol, behavior, and correlating cortisol levels and behavior
What are 3 ways animal welfare is measured?
The provision of information
What is informational support?
Animal hoarding
What is simple gross neglect?
Environmental and social enrichment
What are social benefits of AAIs for animals?
Physical manifestation of an animals physical and mental health
What is behavior?
What is instrumental support?
Intentional acts that cause animals pain, suffering or death
What is intentional abuse and/or torture?
Sensory stimulation, increase in dopamine and oxytocin levels
What are physiologic benefits?
Physiology and behavior
What are the main measurements of animal welfare?
The provision of advice
What is appraisal support?
Dog fighting
What is organized animal abuse?
Improvement of acceptable animal behaviors
What are behavioral benefits of animals participating in AAI?
Glucocorticosteroid secreted in dogs
What is cortisol?
The provision of empathy, encouragement, or affection
What is emotional support?
Explicit actions towards animals with the goal of sexual gratification for abusers.
What is animal sexual abuse?
The best dog
What is every dog?
Animal eligibility/selection, medical screening, and behavioral evaluation
What are 3 practical applications for animal welfare?