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The Moral Basis of Animal-Assisted Therapy
In: Society & AnimalsAbstract
Is nonhuman animal-assisted therapy (AAT) a form of exploitation? After exploring possible moral vindications of AAT and after establishing a distinction between "use" and "exploitation," the essay distinguishes between forms of animal-assisted therapy that are morally unobjectionable and those modes of it that ought to be abolished.
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Abstract
Is nonhuman animal-assisted therapy (AAT) a form of exploitation? After exploring possible moral vindications of AAT and after establishing a distinction between "use" and "exploitation," the essay distinguishes between forms of animal-assisted therapy that are morally unobjectionable and those modes of it that ought to be abolished.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 2215 | 565 | 60 |
| Full Text Views | 477 | 129 | 13 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 691 | 250 | 33 |