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work_6767zdk4mnh7dimmvw7e6tyaqi	Alison Hatch	The View from All Fours: A Look at an Animal-Assisted Activity Program from the Animals' Perspective	2007.0	14	.pdf	application/pdf	9793	874	61	Specifically, this study discusses the use of shelter animals as "volunteer therapists" and concludes that AAT/AAA programs raise numerous A range of animals, in addition to dogs, are used in AAT/AAA programs, including cats, rabbits, mice, gerbils, ferrets, horses, and juvenile homes.6 The stated goals of The Shelter's pet-therapy program are to "provide therapy and to promote the human/animal bond" and to "provide a 'feel good' service to the community in which our animals get exercise and exposure while benefiting participating institutions." To Therapy programs that use shelter animals would benefit from implementing a temperament/behavioral test (or series of tests) for the AAA candidates. 3. For additional discussions of various studies describing the health benefits AAT/AAA programs and interacting with companion animals have for humans, see Arkow (1987a, 2004) and Fine (2000a). The Shelter has not evaluated any other animal besides dogs and one cat for this AAA program.	./cache/work_6767zdk4mnh7dimmvw7e6tyaqi.pdf	./txt/work_6767zdk4mnh7dimmvw7e6tyaqi.txt