"Animal-Assisted Interventions That Benefit Both Humans and Animals" on 10/29

Part of the Center for Animals and Public Policy’s Fall 2014 Animal Matters Seminar Series.

“Green Chimneys Farm and Wildlife Center: Animal-Assisted Interventions That Benefit Both Humans and Animals”, October 29, 2014, noon-1pm in the Varis Lecture Hall at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton.

Speaker: Michael Kaufmann, Director, Green Chimneys Farm and Wildlife Center/Sam and Myra Ross Institute.

Green Chimneys is home to 300 animals of diverse species and hundreds of children with special needs. Making ethical decisions about the lives of these animals challenges the Green Chimneys staff team daily. How do we ensure each animal has the best quality of life? There are many sensitive ethical issues surrounding human/animal interaction and there are very different ways of interpreting, modeling or practicing this relationship. Opinions diverge easily. There are a wide range of beliefs or philosophies about the treatment of animals, among our own staff and among guests. Michael will offer concrete examples to demonstrate how the Green Chimneys team applies a progressive, thoughtful, yet also very pragmatic approach as part of a greater human service program that operates in an imperfect world.

Members of the public are invited to this free seminar. Joining remotely is possible - see website for details.

Contact: Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy 508-839-7991, capp@tufts.edu, web site: http://vet.tufts.edu/capp/animal_matters/

Printable pdf flier: http://vet.tufts.edu/capp/resources/20141029.pdf