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FISCHER, Marta Luciane; AMORIM ZANATTA, Amanda  e  REZENDE ADAMI, Eliana. BIOETHICS VIEW ZOOTHERAPY. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp.174-197. ISSN 1657-4702.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rlbi.1460.

Animals can assist in several human activities including therapies that result in acknowledged benefits, however there are some ethical issues. Thus, we intended to contextualize social and ethically the use of animals as co-therapists and to reflect on the intervention of bioethics in the establishment of conduct rules for a complex, global and plural problem, having as background the case study involving guardians, animals and children with mental disorders. The shows that zootherapy has been applied globally resulting in biopsychosocial benefits for patients of all ages, and particularly for children, reflecting improvements in the educational process. Not with standing, we can it is notable that although there is a certain concern about the conduct with animals, their use as a resource is still endorsed in a utilitarian anthropocentric ethics. Clearly, even though the patients' improvement is the goal, human beings cannot be at the center of an activity that involves the sharing of feelings. There are issues related to institutions, professionals, patients and animals to be standardized, intermediated and accompanied by a bioethics committee, considering the variables, alternatives and strategies that result in the well-being of all. Correct attitudes stimulate the process of humanization in medicine and allow the recovery care paradigm, valuing the physical and mental health of the patient and the animal, that should not be seen only as a tool, but as the result of a consolidated symbiotic relationship.

Palavras-chave : Animal assisted therapy; assisted activity for animals; anthropocentric utilitarian ethics; cinoterapy; interaction human/animal.

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