Berta Garrido Zabala As stated by A. Katherine et al (2010), animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is an alternative type of therapy that uses animals as a treatment method. AAT is one of the multiple animal-assisted interventions (AAI), a term that was defined by Beck and Katcher (1984) in order to distinguish the emotional response to animals … Continue reading "Biochemical and Physiological Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy"

Learn about elephant tourism as part of Fanimal’s Animals & Tourism video series. Video presentation by Berta Garrido Zabala.

Berta Garrido Zabala We speak of zoonotic diseases, also known as zoonosis, when an animal-specific disease begins to affect humans. There are three classes when describing zoonosis, endemic zoonosis that are present in many locations and affect a wide number of people and animals; epidemic zoonoses that are sporadic and temporary; and emerging  zoonoses that … Continue reading "Fanimal Zoonotic Diseases"

Learn about sea turtle tourism as part of Fanimal’s Animals & Tourism video series. Video presentation by Berta Garrido Zabala.