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Ukwelashwa Kwezilwane: Abangane Abanoboya Abaphulukisa Izinhliziyo Nezingqondo Zethu
Hwake wazizwa umhlaba uncibilika njengoba uphulula ikati elihlaza noma ubuka inja edlalayo itshikizisa umsila?
Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi izilwane zinomphumela wokuzola kithi. Kodwa kuthiwani uma besikutshela ukuthi lomlingo onoboya ungasetshenziselwa ukuthuthukisa inhlalakahle yethu engokwengqondo nengokomzimba?
Ngena emhlabeni othakazelisayo wokwelapha ngezilwane, umkhuba osebenzisa isibopho somuntu nesilwane ukukhuthaza ukuphulukiswa nokukhula.
Kulo mhlahlandlela ophelele, sizongena emhlabeni omangalisayo wokwelapha ngezilwane.
Sizohlola ukuthi isebenza kanjani, izimo engasiza ngazo, izinhlobo ezahlukene zezilwane ezelashwayo, kanye nesayensi yokuxhumana okujabulisayo phakathi kwabantu nezidalwa ezinkulu nezincane.
Ngakho-ke, bophani ibhande, bathandi bezilwane (ngisho nalabo abanokungabaza kancane!), ngoba sesizoqala uhambo olungase luguqule umbono wakho ngamandla wabangane bethu abanoboya (noma abanophaphe, noma abalinganisiwe).
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Iyini I-Animal Therapy?
Ukwelapha ngezilwane, okubuye kwaziwe ngokuthi ukwelapha izilwane ezifuywayo noma ukwelapha okusizwa yizilwane (AAT), kuyindlela yokwelapha ehambisanayo ehlanganisa izilwane eziqeqeshiwe ohlelweni lokwelapha.
Laba bangane abakhethekile banikeza induduzo, ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo, nogqozi kubantu ababhekana nezinselele ezihlukahlukene ezingokomzimba, ezingokwengqondo nezenhlalo.
Cabanga ngesilwane sokwelapha njengomsizi womelaphi onoboya. Abakunikezi imithi noma bahlaziye amaphupho akho, kodwa banikeza okuthile okuyigugu ngokulinganayo: uthando olungenamibandela nokwamukelwa.
Lokhu kuba khona ngaphandle kokwahlulela kungathuthukisa kakhulu isimo somuntu, kunciphise ukukhathazeka, futhi kukhuthaze umuzwa wenhlalakahle.
Isebenza Kanjani I-Animal Therapy?
Isibopho somuntu nesilwane singamandla anamandla.
Ukusebenzelana nezilwane kungabangela ukukhululwa kwe-oxytocin, ihomoni ehlotshaniswa nemizwa yothando, ukwethembana, nokusondelana.
Lokhu kushintsha kwama-hormone kungaholela ezinzuzweni eziningi ezinhle, okuhlanganisa:
- Ukuncipha kwengcindezi nokukhathazeka: Ukuphulula ijazi loboya obuthambile, ukulalela i-purr ezolile, noma ukumane ugqolozele amehlo esilwane kungaba nomphumela opholile kakhulu.
- Ukuxhumana okukhulisiwe komphakathi: Izilwane zingasebenza njengamabhuloho omphakathi, ukukhuthaza ukusebenzisana nengxoxo phakathi kwabantu abangase bazizwe bebodwa.
- Isimo sengqondo esithuthukisiwe: Ukusebenzisana okudlalayo nezilwane kungase kuqalise ukukhululwa kwama-endorphin, amakheshi emvelo asenza sijabule futhi sanelisekile.
- Ukugqugquzela okuthuthukisiwe: Izilwane ezelaphayo zinganikeza umuzwa wenjongo nomthwalo wemfanelo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanenkinga yokucindezeleka noma ukuzethemba okuphansi.
- Impilo yomzimba ethuthukisiwe: Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukuxhumana nezilwane kunganciphisa umfutho wegazi, kuthuthukise impilo yenhliziyo, futhi kunciphise ngisho nokuqonda ubuhlungu.
Ubani Ongazuza Ekwelapheni Kwezilwane?
Ukwelapha ngezilwane kungaba yithuluzi elibalulekile kubantu ababhekene nezinselele eziningi ezahlukene. Nazi izibonelo:
- Izimo zempilo yengqondo: Ukukhathazeka, ukudangala, ukuphazamiseka kokucindezeleka kwangemva kokuhlukumezeka (PTSD), kanye neziyaluyalu zokudla konke kungazuza ngokuba khona okuzolile nokusekelayo kwesilwane sokwelapha.
- Izimo zempilo yomzimba: Abantu abalulama ekushayweni, isifo senhliziyo, noma izifo ezingelapheki bangathola induduzo nesisusa ekwelapheni kwezilwane.
- Ukukhubazeka kokuthuthuka: Izingane ezine-autism spectrum disorder (ASD) zingathola ukuxhumana okuthuthukisiwe komphakathi kanye namakhono okuxhumana ngokusebenzisa izikhathi zokwelashwa kwezilwane.
- Ukukhubazeka kokufunda: Ukwamukelwa okungenamibandela kanye nesikhala esingahluleli esinikezwa izilwane ezelashwayo singasiza izingane ezinokukhubazeka ekufundeni zizizwe zizethemba futhi zihlanganyele ekwelashweni kwazo.
- Ukunakekelwa kwabadala: Abantu abadala abahlala ezikhungweni zokunakekela bangathola isizungu esinciphile, ukucindezeleka, nokukhathazeka ngokusebenzisana nezilwane ezelashwayo.
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Izinhlobo Ezihlukene Zezilwane Zokwelapha
Nakuba izinja ngokuvamile ziyizilwane zokuqala ezifika engqondweni lapho sicabanga ngokwelashwa kwezilwane, izidalwa ezihlukahlukene ezimangalisayo zingaqeqeshelwa le ndima.
Nazi ezinye zezilwane zokwelapha ezivame kakhulu:
- Izinja: Eziqotho, ezinothando, futhi eziqeqesheka ngokungapheli, izinja ziyinketho edume kakhulu yokwelashwa kwezilwane. Imvelo yabo yokudlala kanye nokulangazelela ukujabulisa kubenza babe ngabangane abakahle bezingane kanye nabantu abadala ngokufanayo.
- Amakati: Lezi zilwane ezizimele zingase zikumangaze ngamakhono azo okwelapha. Ukuphefumula kwabo okuthambile nokuphefumula okunesigqi kungaba nomthelela opholile kubantu ababhekene nokukhathazeka noma ingcindezi.
- Amahhashi: Ukwelashwa kwe-Equine, okubandakanya ukuxhumana namahhashi, kungaba yinzuzo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezinselele zomzimba noma ukuhlukumezeka ngokomzwelo. Isenzo sokunakekela nokugibela ihhashi singakha ukuzethemba, sithuthukise ukusebenzisana ngokomzimba, futhi sikhuthaze umuzwa wokufeza okuthile.
- Onogwaja: Onogwaja abancane, abathambile, futhi behlalisana ngendlela emangalisayo banganikeza ubukhona obumnene nobuzolile kubantu babo bonke ubudala.
- Izinyoni: Ukutshiyoza kanye nezimpaphe ezimibalabala zezinyoni zingaba umthombo wenjabulo nesikhuthazo kubantu abanokuwohloka komqondo noma ezinye izinselele zokuqonda.
Isayensi Engemuva Kwezinzuzo
Nakuba isibopho somuntu nesilwane sesigujwa amakhulu eminyaka, isayensi manje ifinyelela kulokho abanikazi bezilwane ezifuywayo abebelokhu bekwazi: izilwane zinomthelela wangempela futhi olinganisekayo. enhlalakahleni yethu.
Nazi ezinye zezifundo zesayensi ezisekela ukusetshenziswa kokwelashwa kwezilwane:
- Ukucindezeleka Okuncishisiwe Namazinga e-Cortisol: Ucwaningo olushicilelwe kumagazini othi "Psychoneuroendocrinology" lwathola ukuthi ukusebenzisana nezinja zokwelapha kwehlisa amazinga e-cortisol, i-hormone yokucindezeleka eyinhloko, kubahlanganyeli.
- Ukusebenzelana Komphakathi Okuthuthukisiwe ku-Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Ucwaningo olushicilelwe ku-"Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders" lubonise ukuthi izingane ezine-ASD zazibandakanya ukuxhumana nomphakathi kanye nokuxhumana okwengeziwe ngemva kokubamba iqhaza ezimisweni zokwelashwa kwezilwane nezinja.
- Umfutho Wegazi Ophansi Ezigulini Ezinesifo Senhliziyo: Ucwaningo ephephabhukwini elithi “American Journal of Cardiology” lwabonisa ukuthi ukusebenzisana nezilwane ezelashwayo kwaholela ekwehleni komfutho wegazi ezigulini ezilulama ekuhlaselweni yinhliziyo.
Lezi izibonelo ezimbalwa nje, futhi ucwaningo ngezinzuzo zokwelashwa kwezilwane lusaqhubeka.
Nokho, ubufakazi obukhulayo buphakamisa ukuthi abangani bethu abanoboya (noma abanozimpaphe, noma abanezikali) bangadlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni impilo yengqondo nengokomzimba.
Ukuthola Uhlelo Lokwelapha Izilwane
Uma ungathanda ukuzwa izinzuzo zokwelashwa kwezilwane ngokwakho noma othandekayo, nazi izinyathelo ongazithatha:
- Khuluma nodokotela wakho noma umelaphi: Bangakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi ukwelapha ngezilwane kulungele yini izidingo zakho futhi batuse izinhlelo ezifanelekayo endaweni yangakini.
- Cwaninga izinhlangano zasendaweni: Izibhedlela eziningi, amakhaya asebekhulile, nezikhungo zempilo yengqondo zinikeza izinhlelo zokwelapha izilwane. Ungasesha futhi ku-inthanethi izinhlangano zokwelashwa kwezilwane ezifuywayo endaweni yangakini.
- Buza mayelana nemininingwane: Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo lusebenzisa izilwane zokwelapha eziqinisekisiwe nabaphathi abathole ukuqeqeshwa okufanele.
Ukucatshangelwa Okubalulekile
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezilwane kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi, kubalulekile ukucabangela izinto ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokungena emanzini:
- Ukungezwani komzimba: Uma ungezwani noboya besilwane noma i-dander, ukwelashwa kwezilwane kungase kungabi okukufanele.
- Ama-phobias ezilwane: Abanye abantu baba nokwesaba noma ukukhathazeka eduze kwezilwane. Uma kunjalo, xoxa nodokotela wakho ngezinketho ezihlukile zokwelapha.
- Ukuziphatha kwezilwane: Izilwane ezelaphayo zihlolwa ngokucophelela futhi ziqeqeshwe, kodwa kusabalulekile ukuhlonipha imingcele yazo kanye namazinga wokunethezeka ngesikhathi sokusebenzelana.
Isibopho Somuntu Nesilwane: Ukuxhumana Okunamandla
Ukwelapha ngezilwane kuyithuluzi elinamandla elihlanganisa isibopho esiyingqayizivele phakathi kwabantu nezilwane ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuphulukiswa nokukhula.
Ukusuka ekwehliseni ingcindezi nokukhathazeka kuya ekukhuthazeni ukuxhumana nokukhuthaza, izinzuzo zokwelashwa kwezilwane azinakuphikwa.
Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi esilandelayo lapho uzizwa udangele noma udinga nje ukucosha, cabanga ukufinyelela ohlelweni lwendawo lokwelapha izilwane.
Ungase umangale umthelela omuhle umngane onemilenze emine (noma onamaphiko, noma anezikali) angaba nawo enhlalakahleni yakho.
Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa
Ngingakwazi yini ukuthola isilwane sami sigunyazwe njengesilwane sokwelapha?
Nakuba ezinye izilwane ezifuywayo zingase zibe nesimo sengqondo nokuqeqeshwa ukuze zibe izilwane ezelaphayo, kubalulekile ukudlula inqubo esemthethweni yesitifiketi. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuhlolwa kodokotela bezilwane nabaphathi bezilwane ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isilwane sakho siwufanelekela umsebenzi wokwelapha.
Ingabe ukwelashwa kwezilwane kukhokhelwa umshwalense?
Ezinye izinkampani zomshwalense zinganikeza ukumbozwa okuyingxenye noma okugcwele kwezikhathi zokwelashwa kwezilwane. Kungcono ukuthi uhlole nomhlinzeki wakho ngamunye ukuze unqume izinqubomgomo zokukhava eziqondile.
Ingabe zikhona izingozi ezihlobene nokwelashwa kwezilwane?
Ingozi enkulu kakhulu ehambisana nokwelashwa kwezilwane kungenzeka kube nokungezwani komzimba. Kubalulekile ukudalula noma yikuphi ukungezwani komzimba nakho ngaphambi kokubamba iqhaza kuhlelo. Ukwengeza, kubalulekile ukuhlonipha imingcele yesilwane sokwelapha futhi ugweme noma yikuphi ukuziphatha okungase kucindezele noma kusesabise.
Yiziphi ezinye izindlela zokwelashwa kwezilwane?
Uma ukwelapha ngezilwane kungakufanelanga kahle, kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezimbalwa ezitholakalayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukwelashwa komculo, ukwelapha ngobuciko, nokuzindla ngokucabangela.
Ngingafunda kuphi okwengeziwe mayelana nokwelashwa kwezilwane?
Izinhlangano eziningi ezihlonishwayo zihlinzeka ngolwazi mayelana nokwelashwa kwezilwane, okuhlanganisa ne-Pet Partners Therapy Association (https://petpartners.org/) kanye ne-American Humane Society (https://www.aspca.org/).
