Institute
for applied Ethology and Animal Psychology
The
Institute for applied Ethology and Animal Psychology, I.E.T. in the
German language, is a private, scientific institute that was founded
in 1991 by the internationally known behavioural researcher, Dennis
C. Turner (see below). In the city of Horgen on the Lake of Zurich,
about 20 Km south of Zurich, one finds the administrative
headquarters of the institute, which is active all over the globe.
Most activities of I.E.A.P. concern the behaviour of domestic
animals, particularly cats and dogs, and human-companion animal
relationships and their consequences for the health and wellbeing of
both relationship partners. The institute was certified by SQS
(eduQua-procedure) 2001-2015 as an official continuing education
institution in Switzerland. Its courses in animal-assisted
intervention are accredited by the International Society for
Animal-Assisted Therapy (ISAAT). Depending on demand, courses (in
German), seminars and guest lectures (in German or English) are
offered in major cities of Switzerland and other countries.
Research
observations on companion animals are conducted either in private
households and neighborhoods, on farms in the countryside, in animal
shelters and kennels, or in institutions with animal-assisted
intervention programmes, e.g. homes for the elderly, hospitals,
clinics and correctional institutions. (The institute itself
maintains no animals on its premises.) Dr. Turner's institute
I.E.A.P. is active and well-recognized in the following areas, which
will be explained in detail further below:
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Companies
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Media (TV, Radio, Print media)
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Scientific journals
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Publishing houses
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Government agencies (including the European Commission)
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Research funding agencies
Consultations
and expertise worldwide on questions of animal welfare and companion
animal housing for:
Information
about the owner and director of I.E.A.P. (I.E.T.)
Dr.
sc. Dennis C. Turner
Born:
1948 in Pennsylvania, USA
Citizen of Switzerland
Languages:
English, German, Swiss German
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1974, Doctor of Science degree, from the Johns Hopkins University,
School of Hygiene and Public Health (Medical Institutions),
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Private faculty member (Privatdozent, PD), Veterinary Faculty,
University of Zurich (since 1 October 2000) with teaching
responsibility for companion animal behaviour
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Invited Visiting Professor for Animal-Assisted Therapy and
Anthrozoology, Azabu University, Fuchinobe (Tokyo), Japan
(2001-2014)
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President, IEMT, Institute for interdisciplinary Research on the
Human-Animal Relationship, Basel (1990 - 2015)
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Board of IAHAIO, the
International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations,
USA (president 1995-2010); (2021 - Lifetime Distinguished Fellow)
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Chief adviser, Animal behaviour consultancy, Cantonal Veterinary
Hospital, Zurich (1989-1999)
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Trustee and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Panel World Society for
the Protection of Animals, WSPA (now WAP), London (2002-2012).
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Founding member and ex officio council member (as IAHAIO president),
ISAZ, the
International Society for Anthrozoology (www.isaz.net
)
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Associate editor, Anthrozoös,
(to 2004) a multidisciplinary journal on the interactions of
people, animals and nature (http://www.isaz.net/isaz/anthrozoos/)
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Companion animal section editor, Animal Welfare, The Universities
Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheathamopstead, Herts., England (to
2012)
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Certified «applied animal behaviorist», US Animal Behavior Society
(ABS to 2010)
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Overseas member, Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, APBC,
England (to 2015)
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Honorary President VIETA, the professional pet behaviour
counsellors' association headquartered in Switzerland (www.vieta.ch
)
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Vice president GTTA, the Swiss professional Society for
Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities (www.gtta.ch
) to 2018
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Former non-veterinarian member of the veterinarian associations of Zurich
and Switzerland, GZT and GST
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Senior Research Associate (ad personam), Animal Behaviour, Zoology
Institute, University of Zurich (1974 to 2011)
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Honorary member, HARS, the Japanese Society for Research on
Human-Animal Relations. Tokyo
Author
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«Turners Katzenbuch. Wie Katzen sind, was Katzen wollen», Kosmos
Verlag, Stuttgart
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«The Domestic Cat: the biology of its behaviour, 3rd edition»,
already a classic in the study of behaviour in domestic animals.
D.C. Turner and P. Bateson (eds.). Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge and New York. ISBN 978-3-440-12136-8 (German first
edition, out of print; Dutch edition from Swets & Zeitlinger
B.V., Lisse, NL; Japanese edition from JCLS, Tokyo).
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«Die Mensch-Katze-Beziehung. Ethologische und psychologische
Aspekte», a book for specialists and veterinarians interested in
the human-cat-relationship. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, VET special
series (later in Enke Verlag). ISBN 3-334-60528-0.
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«Katzen lieben und verstehen. Ein humorvoller Wegweiser für
Katzenfreunde». A humorous, but factually correct, popular book on
house cats, their behaviour, their relationship with people, and on
behavioural problems, well-illustrated with cartoon drawings by
Fulvio Federi. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart ISBN 3-440-07160-X.
(Also in Japanese, Pet Life Sha, Tokyo.)
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«Attachment to Pets. An integrative view of human-animal
relationships with implications for therapeutic practice» Julius,
H., Beetz, A., Kotrschal, K., Turner, Dennis and Uvnäs-Moberg, K.
ISBN 978-0-88937-442-3 (Also available in German and Italian
editions.)
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«Companion Animals in Human Health». Cindy C. Wilson and Dennis C.
Turner (eds.). Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA and
London. ISBN 0-7619-1061-1 hardcover, 0-7619-1062-X paperback.
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