Silvia Zumaglini
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Silvia Zumaglini is a researcher dedicated to understanding and fostering children’s relationships with animals, with a primary focus on animal welfare education and human-animal interaction. Her most notable contribution is the development and evaluation of the “Rabbit Rescuers” program, a school-based intervention designed to enhance young children’s understanding of animal minds and welfare. In a 2021 study, she demonstrated that this one-week intervention significantly improved 5- to 7-year-olds’ knowledge about rabbit care, strengthened their beliefs that animals have thoughts and feelings, and reduced their acceptance of cruelty toward animals. This work, which has garnered 16 citations, provides a practical, evidence-based model for integrating animal welfare into early childhood education. Zumaglini’s research is particularly impactful for educators, policymakers, and animal welfare organizations seeking to cultivate empathy and responsible pet ownership from a young age. By rigorously testing a real-world intervention, she has shown how structured, age-appropriate lessons can shape children’s moral reasoning about animals, offering a scalable tool to promote kinder, more informed human-animal relationships.
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