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AVMA policy
 
Use of Human-Animal Interactions Terminology
(Approved by the AVMA Executive Board 1982, revised April 1999, November 2005; oversight: Committee on Human-Animal Bond)
 

AVMA publications and Council and Committee reports should use the terms "human-animal bond," "animal-assisted activity," "animal-assisted therapy," and "resident animal programs" when referring to related activities.

 

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