LIFE for animals

Least Inhibitive, Functionally Effective, by Dr Eddie Fernandez

I always had a problem with LIMA (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive). Why do we have to frame our interactions with non-human animals to include intrusive and aversive methods to begin with?

I don’t see training with rose-colored glasses: I don’t believe we can limit our interactions to be solely positive reinforcement. But life is already so filled with intrusions and aversives; why chose to reach for these methods if you don’t have to?

We all do the best that we can. And we can always challenge ourselves to do better.