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www.hotelindigo.com Inaugural Be HumaneSummitAt Disney Focuses On Children & Pets. –by Christie Zizo
Some of the nation’s top veterinarians, scientists, animal trainers, rescue advocates and TV personalities spent two days in a think-tank like environment, during which a planned study that will examine links in autistic tendencies between children and dogs was unveiled. American Humane Association hosted
the first ever Be Humane Summit at Walt Disney World’s Boardwalk Resort in September. You may not have heard of this group, but you’ve prob-
ably heard of their work. When you see “No animals were harmed in the making of this
film,” that’s the work of AHA, on the sets of thousands of movies. AHA said the program has a 99 percent success rate. Red Star Rescue, meanwhile, is AHA’s army of volunteers
that travels to disaster areas to care for pets. When The Summit ended, they headed straight for Colorado to help victims of the recent major floods engulfing the area. For more than 100 years AHA’s mission has been to
improve the welfare of both animals and children. “We truly celebrate the human-animal bond,” said project
manager Scott Sowers. “There’s an inextricable link between people and pets and the world we share.” AHA focuses on four core areas. The group calls them Humane Heartland, Humane Hollywood, Humane Intervention and
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Humane Research. AHA announced some big news in those areas, including the aforementioned initiative to look at autistic tendencies in certain dog breeds in the hope of finding new ways to diagnose autism in children earlier. Earlier diagnosis could help children with autism lead more pro- ductive lives. AHA also announced that nearly one billion farm animals are now under the protection of their Humane Certified Program. That means 10 per-
cent of farm animals raised in the United States are now
raised in a humane environment, certified by the organization. Summit participants also discussed a study focusing on how
the presence of therapy dogs is beneficial to the health of child- hood cancer patients. At present, not every hospital allows ther- apy dogs. The study's goal is to prove that interacting with dogs will help in the treatment of cancer, thus prompting healthcare providers to allow more therapy dog visitation. “We wanted to bring some thought leaders together to talk
about progress we have made in those areas, and to keep the dia- logue moving forward,” Sowers said. Some of those thought leaders included Dr. David
Haworth, president and CEO of Morris Animal Foundation, Chef Douglas Keane, “My Cat from Hell” star Jackson Galaxy; and celebrity dog trainer Victoria Stilwell. For more information, visit
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Photography by Laura Allen Studios.
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