by Lisa Burnell | Aug 9, 2022 | ASI Research, ASI Resources, Human-Animal Studies, News
Today is National Book Lovers Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a good read! We’ve put together a reading list that we are sure you’ll enjoy, and will have you diving head first into the world of Human-Animal Studies. ASI is happy to see... 
by Dr. Gala Argent | Sep 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Human-Animal Studies, New Research
September 2021 Photo credit: Gala Argent It’s easy to understand how biodiversity loss, like many impacts of anthropogenic change, has sneaked up on many of us in our home environments. Certainly we are aware of news and research about species frailty and ecosystem... 
by Dr. Gala Argent | Aug 30, 2021 | COVID-19, Human-Animal Studies, New Research
August 2021 Image Credit: Graph of temperature warming in California 1895-2020. Get yours for your location here. The statistics are sobering and the associations, undeniable. The interconnections between various aspects of the environmental destruction we are... 
by Animals & Society Institute | Jun 27, 2021 | COVID-19, Human-Animal Studies, New Research
June 2021 Photo Credit: JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash Most reading this who share their lives with companion animals would agree they provided solace over the past challenging year of social disruption. I know that the friendship, camaraderie, and sense of purpose our... 
by Animals & Society Institute | May 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Human-Animal Studies, New Research
May 2021 Photo Credit: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media. Pangolin tails for sale in Johannesburg, South Africa. With a year of hindsight, we all know more about the causes of the COVID-19 pandemic and zoonotic diseases in general. The nodes of human-animal... 
by Animals & Society Institute | Apr 30, 2021 | COVID-19, Human-Animal Studies, New Research
April 2021 Photo Credit: Mark Stebnicki from Pexels We’ve all seen them, the photos of the killing floors. Some of us may avoid looking, fearing the nightmares they induce. Others steel themselves to bear witness to the trauma and deaths. Still others immerse... 