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Features

Here you'll find longer articles that take an in-depth look at various aspects of the human-companion animal bond. To find out more about a particular topic, click on the links below.

  • Assistance Dogs outside the Houses of Parliament

    Poppy power

    31 March 2011

    When Philippa Copleston-Warren was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of ten, she was determined not to let the condition hold her back. Here, she reveals how tiny Yorkshire Terrier Poppy and the charity Medical Detection Dogs have helped her lead a full and independent life.

  • Three guinea pigs

    Guinea pigs as classroom pets

    7 December 2010

    SCAS scholarship winner Marguerite O’Haire summarises key findings from her recent research study, part-funded by SCAS, which examined how guinea pigs as classroom pets affect the social behaviours of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their typically-developing classmates.

  • Older people and pets in a care home.

    Pets and older people

    10 August 2010

    Barbro Westerholm, Member of the Swedish Parliament, calls for greater analysis of research on issues surrounding pets and older people.