People, other animals and nature are part of Earth, the ecosystem we all inhabit. International dialogue between disciplines, among academics, practitioners and the general public is necessary to co-exist in peace and harmony.

Opportunities for dialogue and learning in families increase when animal care, gardening, storytelling, appreciation of art, music, dance and open spaces become part of family life. The benefits of healing practice that complement technical treatment are compounded when different methods of healing are combined to create environments that maximize human potential.

The number of children who can learn effectively in school will increase when schools offer more opportunities to learn from animal care nature study, art, drama, music and dance.

Fewer people will be excluded from productive and meaningful work when society provides more accessible careers in animal care, the performing arts, the trades, farming and craft.

The therapy of children who have suffered from disruptive or abusive family or community life can be more effective when such children are brought into nurturing contact with plants and animals.

Nurturing animals and plants will create an educational climate, which facilitates respect for all life and an ethic that values preservation of natural spaces, species diversity, and the quality of the human habitat.

When people bring other animals into their work or lives, they become their guardians. Like a human child, it is an ethical duty to understand the needs of the animal and meet those needs. When people and wild animals compete for land and other limited resources, creative solutions must be found which consider the needs of people and the other animals.