Experience, strength, and hope

an analysis of animal interaction with alcoholism and recovery

Mike Bannen

pp. 101-116

in: Suzanne RICE, A. G. Rud (eds), The educational significance of human and non-human animal interactions, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

Abstract

As a supremely destructive force that challenges basic assumptions about human agency and communal responsibility, alcoholism is a significant social and educational problem. While much research has focused upon the cultural, historical, and therapeutic roots of alcoholism, very little research has examined the useful insights animals can provide through their historical and current interaction with alcoholism.