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  • Tell us your newsStudents, researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit news and articles for publication in The SCAS Journal, and on the SCAS website.
  • Barbro Westerholm speech 2010Barbro Westerholm, Member of the Swedish Parliament, calls for greater analysis of research on issues relating to pets and older people (IAHAIO confrence, July 2010).
  • Support our Pets for Life campaign SCAS wants to ensure that all leading UK housing providers implement responsible pet policies that enable older people to make an informed choice about their future.

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Catch up on the latest SCAS and sector news here, and visit our events, research and funding news pages to find out what’s happening elsewhere in the field of human-companion animal bond studies.

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    SCAS Annual Review – out now!

    17 July 2011

    The SCAS annual review is a summary of our activities over the past year – and a preview of our plans in 2011. It also contains a statement from the SCAS chairman Elizabeth Ormerod, and information about the charity's finances.

  • Read about the work of SCAS in its annual review.

    Online payments now available

    17 July 2011

    As part of our new-look SCAS website, we have recently launched secure online payment facilities. Anyone who wishes to join SCAS, or to renew their existing SCAS membership, now has the option to pay either by direct debit or by making a one-off credit/debit card payment.

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    Animal charity boss goes undercover for Channel 4

    17 July 2011

    Find out what happens when The Blue Cross chief executive Kim Hamilton went undercover to see what really goes on at the front line of animal welfare. Watch 'Undercover Boss' on Tuesday 19 July at 9pm on Channel 4.

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    New MSc in Human Animal Interactions

    04 June 2011

    The University of Southampton is offering a new one-year, full-time MSc in Human Animal Interactions, due to run for the first time in September 2011.

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    SCAS in Portugal

    17 July 2011

    SCAS vice chairman Jane Fossey and SCAS director Jo-Ann Fowler recently provided input on the first animal-assisted therapy training course in Portugal. They are delighted to have been invited back to teach on an intensive weekend course this August.