221 Service Animals
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Listener Julie was kind enough to provide us with research for an episode about service animals: where they come from, how they are trained, what are the alternatives to non-human assistance for disabled folks.In This Episode
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Main Topic
Thank you to Julie for this wonderful research!!! Content Warning: discussion of use of animals for service, training and breeding practices Before you listen: we do not want this episode to be interpreted as ableist or blaming those who need animal assistance; rather to shed light on what the reality of service animals are and how we should be trying to shape the world to facilitate these functions without the use of a non-human animal, through technology, process or human assistance. Topics covered in this episode: where do service animals come from (breeding, training), how are they assigned to folks in need, some services that these animals provide, what the working life of a service animal looks like, ethical issues with service animals, and alternatives. Resources- Whitmarsh, Lorraine (April 2005). “The Benefits Of Guide Dog Ownership”. Visual Impairment Research. 7 (1): 27–42.
- Breeding Code of Ethics (Guide Dogs UK)
- An Investigation of the Complexities of Successful and Unsuccessful Guide Dog Matching and Partnerships (NIH)
- Jones, Daisy (2016) Understanding why guide dogs fail to meet their predicted qualification outcomes (MRes thesis, University of Nottingham)
- Guide Dogs of America
- Guide Dogs of UK
- Guide Dogs of West Australia
I’d like to send you an audio comment to this episode – could you send me an email adress? Best wishes
Hannah