人間と動物の相互作用（HAI）の既存研究、実践、倫理的問題を探る全50章。この分野の発展と歴史から、言語の重要性、経済的コストと身体・精神的ウェルビーイングへの最新の視座、動物の家畜化、擬人化まで、基本的な動物学・HAIのトピックを取り上げる。New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2023. This diverse, global, and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research, practice, and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAI), interventions, and anthrozoology. It begins by exploring the basic theoretical principles of anthrozoology and HAI, such as the evolution and history of the field, the importance of language, the economic costs and current perspectives to physical and mental wellbeing, the origins of domestication of animals, anthropomorphism, and how animals fit into human societies.