The Australian Directory of Human Animal Interaction Programs

USHARE (the Unit to Study Human Animal Relationships and Environments), Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Tech

This program has been in operation for more than 20 years. It undertakes teaching of a unit/course, Animals and Public Health, which can be offered via Distance Education.

The course provides students with a foundation of knowledge about the interrelationships of people and animals, which helps develop critical thinking about, and evaluation of, these complex human-animal relationships.

The unit explores:

• How animals have enhanced the quality of life of humans including the different roles animals play.
• The positive and negative aspects of pet ownership and the major causes of problems in the community.
• The legal and moral aspects of people using animals for different purposes.
• The major health problems that occur when people and animals share the one environment
• How the positive aspects of human-animal interactions can be used to greatest benefit in society.

We are also involved with research and assisting in placing residential and visiting pets in nursing homes and hospitals.

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