Next webinar 21 January 2026: Minimum standards for research

Are you a researcher in animal assisted services or human animal interaction?  Are you an animal assisted service program looking to conduct research at your site? Led by distinguished researchers Karin Hediger and Joni Delanoeije, with an international task force, IAHAIO has developed minimum standards for research in Animal-Assisted Services (AAS), Human–Animal Interaction (HAI), and the Human–Animal Bond (HAB). These standards provide a baseline for ethical and methodological rigor while safeguarding the well-being of both humans and animals. They are designed to be internationally relevant, flexible, and evolving, reflecting ongoing advances in research, education, practice and policy.

Join some of the lead authors of this consensus document to review and discuss these new research standards.

You can download the standards here.

To register for this free webinar, click here.