Animals & Society Institute

In preparation for ASI’s closure, our priority has been to ensure that the programs we’ve developed and supported continue well beyond ASI. We are pleased to share that each of our programs has been thoughtfully and carefully rehomed with trusted partners who share our mission and values. This transition reflects our deep commitment to the Human-Animal Studies communities we serve, and to the legacy of ASI’s impact over the past 40 years. While change is never easy, we are confident that this next chapter will position our programs—and the people who rely on them—for continued success as we collectively work to advance and share knowledge that improves nonhuman animal lives.

Animal History

The Animal History journal will continue to be published by the University of California Press and managed through the Department of History at the University of Dayton (animalhistory@udayton.edu).

Animals & Society Colloquium Series

The Animals & Society Colloquium Series will continue to be co-sponsored by the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological Association now joined by the Culture & Animals Foundation. Stay up to date with upcoming events in this Series by subscribing here.

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Interviews with Authors, Editors, and Academics

Our Interview with the Author series offers readers in-depth conversations with authors and editors of the ASI-managed Human-Animal Studies Book Series. Each interview explores the intellectual interests, inspirations, and contexts that shaped the work within these volumes. Our interviews also extend beyond this Book Series to other academics working in the evolving field of Human-Animal Studies.

HAS Report

Our Human-Animal Studies Report established itself as an important resource for the community of HAS scholars and students, and we are pleased to announce that the Center for Advanced Study (CAS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, through its Human-Animal Studies@Illinois Initiative has produced the first issue of the Report under their management. Subscribe to the Report here.

Summer Institute

Also through its initiative, CAS will continue to host the Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute.

BARK

ASI’s intervention program for animal maltreatment offenders, BARK: Behavior, Accountability, Responsibility, and Knowledge, has been transferred to the University of Tennessee’s Center for Veterinary Social Work.

AniCare®

Based on the AniCare Adult intervention (The Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of Adults Who Abuse Animals: The AniCare Approach), a self-directed version of the program will be launched in 2026. A spearate book, The Assessment and Treatment of Children Who Abuse Animals: The AniCare Child Approach is also vailible via Springer.

Human-Animal Studies Book Series

The Brill Human-Animal Studies Book Series will continue to be edited by Kenneth Shapiro, Thomas Aiello, Ivy Collier, and Gala Argent.

Defining Human-Animal Studies

The Definining Human-Animal Studies Vidoe Project, which features sholars from diverse fields defining terms that are used within their realm of human-animal studies, but that may be unfamiliar to those outside of their sub-disciplines, is not being hosted by Carroll College’s Anthrozoology department.

#HARAWeek

We encourage you to continue ASI’s annual Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week (HARAWeek), which takes place in the second full week of November as a way to further draw our attention to our relationships and interactions with nonhuman animals and the environment.