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  • 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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    Training: Progress and plans

    14th December 2011

    2011 has been a busy year for SCAS training delivery and here we take a look back at what has been achieved and what lies in store for 2012.

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    Hounds for Heroes

    14th December 2011

    A new charity based in Hampshire called Hounds for Heroes aims to help injured service men and women living in the UK by giving them specially trained dogs.

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    AAI Code of Practice consultation

    1st December 2011

    SCAS has produced a draft code of practice for the field of animal-assisted interventions. Consultation has now taken place and we are looking forward to communicating the outcomes of this shortly.

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    Listening dogs help Staffordshire pupils read out aloud

    18 October 2011

    In the first event of its kind in the Midlands, greyhounds Danny and Batman helped local pupils to brush up on their reading skills.

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    A life-saving bond

    17 October 2011

    Yancy has been crowned Guide Dog of the Year 2011 after beating more than 50 nominees to the title. The brave guide dog scooped the award after preventing her owner, Paul Thomas, from being hurt in a road accident.