{"id":11668,"date":"2025-03-10T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkaata.com\/?page_id=11668"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:46:54","slug":"advocating-for-the-welfare-practice-of-therapy-animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkaata.com\/?page_id=11668&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Advocating for the welfare &amp; practice of therapy animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11668\" class=\"elementor elementor-11668\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2ea8f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default philantrop_parallax_no\" data-id=\"3a2ea8f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6debfae7\" data-id=\"6debfae7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce740ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-philantrop_heading\" data-id=\"3ce740ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"philantrop_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"philantrop_heading_widget\">\n                                <h1 class=\"philantrop_heading\">\n                        Advocating for the welfare and practice of therapy animals                    <\/h1>\n                            <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-292693b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default philantrop_parallax_no\" data-id=\"292693b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c43afe\" data-id=\"6c43afe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf180f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bf180f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-left\">HKAATA has always believed that therapy animals are our working partners, not tools. Introducing animals into professional helping work requires comprehensive knowledge, honest introspection, and clear guidance. In 2016, the association collaborated with relevant animal-assisted service organizations in Taiwan and Japan to draft and finalize the Code of Practice (Animal Welfare) in Animal Assisted Intervention, emphasizing the translation of principles into practice to ensure the physical and psychological needs of therapy animals are valued and protected. Examples include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e3a02d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default philantrop_parallax_no\" data-id=\"6e3a02d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f4fab\" data-id=\"51f4fab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd4e747\" data-id=\"dd4e747\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14faf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c14faf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-24 card-title text-left mt-60\">\u6cbb\u7642\u52d5\u7269\u53ca\u5176\u4e3b\u4eba\u5fc5\u9808\u7531\u5408\u8cc7\u683c\u4eba\u58eb\u3001\u4ee5\u570b\u969b\u6e96\u5247\u4f5c\u8003\u6838\u53ca\u8a55\u4f30\uff0c\u4ee5\u78ba\u4fdd\u8eab\u5fc3\u72c0\u6cc1\u5408\u9069\u53c3\u8207\u52d5\u7269\u8f14\u52a9\u670d\u52d9<\/p><p class=\"font-18 card-title text-left\">\u201cThe therapy animal and its handler must receive accreditation from qualified personnel, must be assessed according to international standards, and must be proven to be physically and mentally appropriate to take part in Animal Assisted Intervention.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd465e5\" data-id=\"cd465e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a65cad6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a65cad6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaad7dc\" data-id=\"aaad7dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e8f39\" data-id=\"c5e8f39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b7f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b7f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-24 card-title text-left mt-60\">\u6cbb\u7642\u52d5\u7269\u9808\u9650\u6642\u5de5\u4f5c<\/p><p class=\"font-18 card-title text-left\">\u201cAnimals should be given reasonable and sufficient breaks as well as a time-limit for service (duration, intensity and frequency).\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df8207f\" data-id=\"df8207f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6b3122 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6b3122\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfc36f6\" data-id=\"cfc36f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d5ebb\" data-id=\"d6d5ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9833a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9833a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-24 card-title text-left mt-60\">\u4f7f\u7528\u6b63\u5411\u53ca\u9f13\u52f5\u70ba\u4e3b\u7684\u65b9\u5f0f\u57f9\u80b2\u53ca\u8a13\u7df4\u6cbb\u7642\u52d5\u7269<\/p><p class=\"font-18 card-title text-left\">\u201cUse positive and reinforcement-based techniques to nurture \/ train the therapy animal.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23bf18d\" data-id=\"23bf18d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ead430 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ead430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebffd00\" data-id=\"ebffd00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-028306b\" data-id=\"028306b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8893c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8893c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-24 card-title text-left mt-60\">\u6240\u6709\u53c3\u8207\u7684\u4eba\u58eb(\u57f7\u884c\u5c08\u696d\u3001\u7fa9\u5de5\u6216\u72d7\u4e3b\uff09\u5747\u9700\u63a5\u53d7\u57fa\u672c\u52d5\u7269\u884c\u70ba\u8a13\u7df4\u53ca\u7763\u5c0e<\/p><p class=\"font-18 card-title text-left\">\u201cAAI practitioners and handlers must receive 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