Multispecies leisure: Human-animal interactions in leisure landscapes

P Danby, K Dashper, R Finkel - Leisure Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Leisure is a multispecies practice. From the excitement and close interaction of human and
horse tackling a show jumping course, to the joy and playfulness of a child throwing a ball …

Holidays with my horse: Human-horse relationships and multispecies tourism experiences

K Dashper - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2020 - Elsevier
More people are choosing to include their 'pets' and companion animals in their holidays,
but provision for and understanding of nonhuman travellers remain limited. Multispecies …

The impact of pet attachment on life satisfaction: the multi-mediation effects of leisure seriousness and serious leisure rewards

JY Wong, YY Cheng, CY ChouHua, SH Liu - Leisure Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Multispecies leisure has recently become an area of attention. Pet-keeping is one of the
popular leisure activities today. This study aims to explore the relationship between pet …

Everyday life construction, outdoor activity and health practice among urban empty nesters and their companion dogs in Guangzhou, China

X Chen, H Zhu, D Yin - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we argue that research on the everyday life of older people needs to move
beyond anthropocentrism because non-human support contributes to the diversity of their …

Pets and people: information experience of multispecies families

N Solhjoo, M Krtalić, A Goulding - Journal of Documentation, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper introduces more-than-human perspective in information behaviour and
information experience studies. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understandings …

Including the 'voices' of animals in tourism, hospitality, and leisure research

G Bertella - Advanced research methods in hospitality and tourism, 2022 - emerald.com
In recent decades, our knowledge and perceptions of animals have changed considerably.
An increasing number of scholars are interested in exploring animals and their roles in the …

'Do horses cause divorces?'Autoethnographic insights on family, relationships and resource-intensive leisure

K Dashper, J Abbott, C Wallace - Annals of Leisure Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Equestrian leisure is resource-intensive and requires significant investment of time, money,
effort and emotion. In this paper we consider these demands within the context of personal …

Listen to Us: Perceptions of Animal Voice and Agency

AM Thomsen, WT Borrie, KK Miller, APA Cardilini - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this study, we used open-ended interviews to explore how animal moral
claims and interests may be best represented in the human world. The findings suggest that …

Flying casual: a serious leisure career playing X-Wing: The Miniatures Game

JB Hopkins - Leisure Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this autoethnography, I describe and analyse my serious leisure career playing X-Wing:
The Miniatures Game. I focus on the beginning and the end of that career, as Stebbins …

Animals, sport, and the environment

K Gibson - Sport and the Environment: Politics and Preferred …, 2020 - emerald.com
To outline the multiple ways in which animals are inserted into sporting practices, outline
historical and contemporary approaches to studying human–animal sporting practices, and …