University Research / Information Centres
There are a number of major academic research centres and "think tanks" that focus on various applications of the human-animal bond.
While there are none at the time in Canada (although one is currently being developed), there are a number of them elsewhere in the world.
Research / Information Centre Listings
UNITED STATES
Animals & Society Institute
Ann Arbor, Michigan
CENSHARE
(Center to Study Human-Animal Relationships and Environments)
University of Minnesota
Center for Animals and Public Policy
Tufts University
Center for Companion Animal Health
UC Davis / University of California
Center for Human-Animal Interaction
Virginia Commonwealth University
Center for the Human-Animal Bond
Purdue University
Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society
University of Pennsylvania
Center for the Study of Human-Animal Interdependent Relationships
Tuskegee University
Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee (HABIT)
University of Tennessee
Human-Animal Bond Initiative
College of Nursing, Michigan State University
Humane Research Council
Nationwide - head office in Olympia, WA
International Society for Anthrozoology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The People-Pet Partnership
Washington State University
Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction
University of Missouri-Columbia
INTERNATIONAL
Animals and Society
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Association Française d'Information et de Recherche sur l'Animal de Compagnie (AFIRAC)
Paris, France
Centre for Companion Animal Health - Enriching Human-Animal Relationships
University of Queensland, Australia
Companion Animal Research and Information Centre
China
Companion Animal Research and Information Centre
Japan
Ethologia (Belgian Association for Study and Information on the Human-Animal Relationship)
Belgium *No longer operating as of July 2009
Forschungskreis Heimtiere in der Gesellschaft (Pets in Society Research Group)
Bremen, Germany
Institut de recherches interdisciplinaires sur la relation entre l'homme et l'animal (IEMT)
Zürich, Switzerland
Institute for Applied Ethology and Animal Psychology
Switzerland
Institut für interdisziplinäre Erforschung der Mensh-Tier-Beziehung
Swizterland
International Society for Applied Ethology
Worldwide
Manimalis
Sweden
New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies
New Zealand
Research in Animal-Assisted Therapy and Education (RETAA)
Luxemburg
Societa Italiana de Scienze Comportmentali Applicate (SISCA)
Cremona, Italy
Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS)
United Kingdom
Society for the Study of Human Animal Relations
Japan
Zorgdier
Netherlands