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Earlier this year, we shared news of new terminologies in Animal-Assisted Services. This was the culmination of a 2-year project with robust international collaboration. IAHAIO and AAII joined [...]

We’re excited to let you know that the next IAHAIO in-person conference will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 23-24 August 2025. Save the Date and keep checking our website and […]

We are delighted to co-host a webinar with our colleagues from JAHA, on 14th November.  The theme of the webinar is “The power and potential of human-animal interaction – Aiming […]

Dr. Alina Rusu (biologist and psychologist) is currently Professor in the Department of Fundamental Sciences, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences [...]

Ruthana Slob, originally from the Netherlands and currently living in B.C. – Canada, completed her Bachelor of Theatre at the Amsterdam University of the Arts and a Master of Education […]

Fun and games with dogs is so much more than throwing a ball. Often underestimated, the impact of play and joyfulness lays at the foundation of building a strong relationship […]

Our next free webinar takes place on 20 June.  The focus is on the important, but often overlooked, issue of risk – assessing and mitigating risk in animal-assisted services.  Keeping […]

If you are a student, an individual practitioner or researcher, or simply interested in the field and would like to support IAHAIO’s work, you might consider joining as an ‘Individual […]

We are very sad to learn that prof dr. Rebecca Johnson, President of IAHAIO 2010-2016, has recently passed away.  Rebecca was a proud and strong leader of our organization, overseeing […]