Are you looking to research a cause that is close to your heart? If so, the next round of Churchill Fellowships are open for application. Continue reading
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Board Members Required: Paws for Progress CIC
Do you have experience in financial management and income generation, human resources, communication and marketing, and/or experience working in the third sector, education or criminal justice settings? Continue reading
People & Animals Networking Day – Friday 20 September 2019
If you are coming along to our 2019 Conference on Saturday 21 September 2019, why not combine it with a visit to nearby People & Animals Networking day on Friday 20 September 2019?
People & Animals UK are a Community Interest Company, specialising in providing Animal-Assisted Interventions in the form of therapy, education, activities, as well as practical training and professional networking days since 2013. Continue reading
SCAS 2019 Conference Now Open for Registration
The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) is delighted to announce that its 2019 conference, ‘Companion Animals and Us: One Welfare’, is now open for registration. To be held on Saturday 21 September 2019 at The College of Animal Welfare in Cambridgeshire, if you are passionate about the relationship between humans and animals, this conference is for you! Continue reading
Research Request: AAI therapists wanted for research project
We have been approached by a student from the University of Liverpool who is looking to interview a number of therapists who are are using Animal Assisted Interventions. If you are able to help please contact the student on the contact details below. Please note: The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) takes no responsibility for this research, and any queries or issues,must be directed to the researcher themselves. Continue reading
A Dog in School – How do we plan for that?
Speaking at a recent conference about the need to improve young people’s sense of wellbeing, Sir Anthony Seldon was quoted as saying ‘Every school should have a dog or another pet to reduce stress in the classroom’ and that it is ‘a powerfully cost-effective way of helping children feel more secure at schools’. Sir Anthony has been a longstanding advocate of the need for schools and universities to pay much more attention to mental health and the emotional wellbeing of pupils. Continue reading
Dangers of feeding raw meat diets to animals involved in AAI
There has been a further study in the news last week about dangers associated with feeding raw meat diets to dogs. Continue reading
Pet-keeping in early life can reduce the risk of subsequent allergy development
A recently published open access paper (December 2018) has added to the growing evidence that living with pets can help protect children against allergy development. Continue reading
FREE Webinar Series in Celebration of One Health Day
The One Health Social Sciences (OH-SS) Initiative is hosting a free webinar series addressing the role of the social sciences in advancing animal, human, and environmental health systems. Continue reading
The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness
The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness is an organisation that was set up following the murder of British MP Jo Cox. Launched in January 2017, the commission planned to find ways to combat loneliness in the United Kingdom.
As part of this campaign, the organisation put out a call for submissions and the Society of Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) responded. Our submission can be read below:
Read the SCAS Submission to the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness.