Animal welfare not only relates to the health and physical well-being of an animal, but includes its mental state, according to head of farm animals at the RSPCA, Julia Wrathall.
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What I don't think we can say is that the depth of our human grief differs in any dramatic way from the depth of grief felt by elephants, chimpanzees, horses or cats. Our grief is species-specific (as well as individual-specific) in its character, yes. Evolutionarily speaking, the very same can be said of any animal. Delete the scoop?
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This article supports the theory that individuals on the Autism Spectrum benefit from engagement with animals, citing that animals create a non-threatening environment and may provide a highly powerful stimulus for social contexts in children with Autism Spectrum. Teaching children with Autism to ‘play’ has been identified as significant in the practices of early childhood intervention programs. Delete the scoop?
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