The SCAS Code of Practice in AAI was initially published in 2013 and revised in 2019. It serves as a guide for professionals, patients, and the public, outlining crucial steps to achieve best practices. As part of the SCAS Code of Practice Workshop, held at the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) annual conference, delegates will engage in an activity designed to assist SCAS in collecting valuable information and filtering ideas from experts, professionals, and the public. This input will inform the future update of the Code as it is a living document. Join the SCAS2024 Annual Conference (online) in October for an update on the SCAS Code of Practice. 

SCAS member Kris Hill has published a paper in Anthrozoös, ‘To Roam or Stay Home? Understanding “Pet Parenting” Types in Relation to the Indoor/Outdoor Cat Debate’ (Read here: Open access!). The findings of the study were also the subject of a SCAS Webinar, ‘Coddled Companions or Pet Prisoners? Understanding ‘pet parenting’ types in relation to the ‘indoor versus outdoor cat’ debate.’ Recordings of passed SCAS webinars are available for a small fee (contact info@scas.org.uk).

Call for Posters to be presented at the 2024 Annual SCAS Conference, on Sunday 20 October 2024 (Online).

Abstracts are now being accepted for posters related to this year’s conference theme, ‘Interdisciplinary Innovation: How can we advance research and practice in human-animal interactions?

Please use this form to submit an abstract (not to exceed 2,500 characters, including spaces and a short bio in the third person (not to exceed 600 characters): https://forms.gle/NZZuE1MrtMbVJAkJ8

Deadline for consideration is 31 July 2024.

If accepted, you will be required to produce a poster and a short video clip (approximately 3 minutes, MP4 file) of you presenting your poster before Monday 10 September 2024.

This year there are two prizes: one for the best overall poster and one for the best student poster, so please indicate on your entry if you are presenting as a student.