Animal Safety and Consent in Psychedelic Spaces
Animal Safety and Consent in Psychedelic Spaces
Harm reduction education
This recorded discussion occurred during the 2024 Congress on Planetary Health.
Animal Safety and Consent in Psychedelic Spaces
While we were expecting to see evidence of the spillover effects of the psychedelic medicine renaissance on non-human animal species - it happened faster than we thought. Either through accidental ingestion or intentional sharing of medicines in hopes of providing support of a pets wellbeing.
This coupled with the extra-medicine effects on animals and the planet presents the animal health community many intersections in need of our exploration.
Join this discussion for an introduction to psychedelic medicines and how these medicines may intersect with our patients and beyond. How can we as a community advocate for inter-species harm reduction and education with a focus on animal safety and consent in psychedelic spaces?
VeterinaryPsy invites you to join this conversation with a curious mind helping to navigate the boundaries of Psychedelics and Veterinary Medicine.
$25 registration
30min lecture
valid for 0.5 hr CE for VCCounselor renewal requirements
Steven J Kruzeniski, BSc, DVM
Dr. Steven Kruzeniski is a companion animal veterinarian with further education and passion for Planetary Health, Human Support, Indigenous Wisdom and Psychedelic Assisted Therapies.
For over a decade, Dr. Steve has been living and working across The Americas, Africa and Asia and currently resides in the Sacred Valley of Peru. His work combines social veterinary service & educational advocacy for animal welfare; support of veterinary professional wellbeing; and Psychedelic Harm Reduction for both humans and animals.
Dr. Steve has extensive experience as a clinician & instructor to veterinary professionals and students from around the world. He is passionate about human support in relation to animal ownership. Caring for a pet, and the resulting human-animal bond, is powerful responsibility and deserves respectful consideration as it relates to emotional wellbeing for everyone.
Decisions relating to animal health can be challenging, especially as they relate to a pets emotional needs and emotional intersections with other members of the family-unit. Dr. Steve strive to provide an environment for in depth discussion relating to animal wellbeing and exploration of how animal health decisions may affect the entire family-unit.