Webinars
Join us for our monthly webinar series in which we hear presentations from leading experts in animal behaviour, human-animal interaction, and animal-assisted services!
Webinars are FREE to SCAS members and £5 plus booking fee to non-members. Please see our event page to register and book your tickets.
Coming up next
Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Date TBD
Welfare of dogs in prison training programmes
Registrations will open soon.
Roxanne Hawkins, University of Edinburgh, UK
Wednesday 26th November 2025, 7-8 pm (UK time)
The Complex Interplay between the Human-Animal Bond, Perinatal Mental Health, and Companion Animal Welfare
Registrations will open soon.
Anita Franklin, Flinders University, Australia
Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 7-8 pm (UK time):
Unhousing the Norm: Disability, Pets, and the Politics of Home
Registrations will open soon.
2026 Webinars
Kris Hill & Clare Thomas-Pino | Introduction to SCAS 2026 Grant Programme
Clare Thomas-Pino | Applying the SCAS Code of Practice for Animal Assisted Services
Beth Daly | The Value of Pets Across Different Contexts
More information on speakers, topics, and dates for 2026 webinars coming soon
Past Webinars
Missed these or any of our past webinars?
The recordings are available to purchase for £5.
Contact us for details at info@scas.org.uk
Professor James A. Serpell, Emeritus Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday 24th September, 7-8pm (UK time)
Ethology by Proxy: Using Citizen Science to Study Dog Behaviour
Phil Arkow, National Link Coalition, USA
Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 7-8 pm (UK time)
The ‘Dark Side’ of the Human-Animal Bond: Animal Abuse, Human Violence, and its Significance for Human-Animal Interactions
Professor Daniel Mills, Animal Behaviour Cognition & Welfare Group, University of Lincoln Wednesday 18th June, 7-8pm (UK time)
Relationships and the Dog-Owner Bond – a psychobiological perspective
**This Special Webinar is FREE to everyone**
Professor Carri Westgarth, University of Liverpool, UK.
Tuesday 13th May 2025, 7-8pm (UK time)
The challenge of “Just Old Age” and the development of the Ageing Canine Toolkit
Watch the recording here.
Jade Statt, Co-Founder & Clinical Director at StreetVet, UK.
Wednesday 30th April 2025, 8.15-9.15 pm (UK time)
StreetVet – Protecting the Human-Animal Bond
Shirin Dhabhar, Founder of Canines Can Care, India.
Wednesday 6th February 2025, 6-7pm (UK time)
How Religious and Cultural Influences Shape Canine Behaviour Work in India
Dr Anindita Bhadra, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India.
Wednesday 8th January 2025, 6-7pm (UK time)
Dogs and Humans, A Story of Co-existence