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I remember watching a report on the use of Sony's AIBO robot dog in retirement homes as a substitute for a real pet[http://www.anthrozoology.org/comparison_of_the_effect_of_human_interaction_aat_and_aibo_at_on_long_term_care_residents_with_dementia][http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/59/1/M83.abstract] which perhaps deserves a mention as an example of the human-animal bond being exploited. [[User:David Finn|David Finn]] 06:53, 22 September 2010 (UTC) | I remember watching a report on the use of Sony's AIBO robot dog in retirement homes as a substitute for a real pet[http://www.anthrozoology.org/comparison_of_the_effect_of_human_interaction_aat_and_aibo_at_on_long_term_care_residents_with_dementia][http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/59/1/M83.abstract] which perhaps deserves a mention as an example of the human-animal bond being exploited. [[User:David Finn|David Finn]] 06:53, 22 September 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Tons more to be said here == | |||
Re wild animals - the Adamsons and Elsa, that other lion that lived in a city (London?) and was later released into the wild and seemed to recognise the boys who had owned him years later; there is a gorgeous US documentary about elephants; in one sequence where a zoo handler has to part with his elephant but is explaining that she'll be better off where she's going - oh, boy, I made a dent in a box of tissues.... | |||
And of course there are many stories about faithful dogs. And let's not forget James Herriott's tales. | |||
[[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 02:01, 27 September 2010 (UTC) |
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I remember watching a report on the use of Sony's AIBO robot dog in retirement homes as a substitute for a real pet[1][2] which perhaps deserves a mention as an example of the human-animal bond being exploited. David Finn 06:53, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
Tons more to be said here
Re wild animals - the Adamsons and Elsa, that other lion that lived in a city (London?) and was later released into the wild and seemed to recognise the boys who had owned him years later; there is a gorgeous US documentary about elephants; in one sequence where a zoo handler has to part with his elephant but is explaining that she'll be better off where she's going - oh, boy, I made a dent in a box of tissues....
And of course there are many stories about faithful dogs. And let's not forget James Herriott's tales. Aleta Curry 02:01, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
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