Abstract：
While the roles and efficacy of assistance animals have received attention in the literature, there has been less research focused on animal welfare issues regarding assistance animals. This is a pertinent area, given the burgeoning of types of assistance animals, situations in which they are employed, and access issues arising from increased assistance animal engagement. Animal welfare as pertains to assistance animals is discussed in this paper with respect to overall research on animal welfare concerns in a variety of contexts, training and access issues, and legal and regulatory concerns. Relevant examples from global contexts, as well as the specific Australian context, are offered. Conclusions include that while human quality of life is often considered and protected in laws and policies, this is much less true for assistance animals. Additional attention is required to ensure that the quality of life of both persons with disabilities and their assistance animals can be ensured. Support for a person to meet the needs of an assistance animal, as well as considerations for keeping such working dyads together in changed circumstances (e.g., following a move to an assisted living mode of accommodation), are recommended.
摘要：
虽然辅助动物的作用和功效在文献中受到关注，关于援助动物的动物福利问题的研究较少。这是一个相关的领域，鉴于援助动物种类的兴起，他们受雇的情况，以及因援助动物参与增加而产生的准入问题。本文讨论了与援助动物有关的动物福利，涉及各种情况下对动物福利问题的整体研究。培训和访问问题，以及法律和监管方面的问题。来自全球背景的相关例子，以及特定的澳大利亚背景，提供。结论包括，尽管法律和政策经常考虑和保护人类生活质量，这对援助动物来说就不那么真实了。需要进一步注意确保残疾人及其援助动物的生活质量。支持一个人满足援助动物的需求，以及在变化的情况下将此类工作二元组合保持在一起的考虑因素(例如，在转向辅助生活模式住宿之后)，被推荐。
