Author Archives: Dawn Constance

POD-CACHE Interview with Jenny Phillips

Before they wrote a book together, Animal-Assisted Learning co-authors Jenny Phillips and Dawn Newman sat down together for Season 5 of POD-CACHE — the professional development podcast from CACHE Alumni — to talk through how animals find their way into classrooms, care settings and hospitals, and what it actually takes to get a project like thisContinue reading “POD-CACHE Interview with Jenny Phillips”

Farming Made Me Agile

Dawn NewmanPublished 5 June 2026 I had no idea about agility… and then I became an accidental farmer Becoming a sheep farmer definitely wasn’t on my bingo card for 2019, not even when I sent a message to my local city-farm asking if they needed a hand. I’ve got a customer, marketing and engagement background,Continue reading “Farming Made Me Agile”

Feeding Food Waste to Animals: Why the Trend Is Growing, and Why the UK Says No

Dawn Newman Published 11 May 2026 A wave of social media clips has made food-based interaction with animals look wholesome, fun and sustainable. But when it comes to feeding kitchen scraps to pets or poultry in the UK, the legal and biosecurity risks matter far more than the viral appeal. Is your animal provision accidentallyContinue reading “Feeding Food Waste to Animals: Why the Trend Is Growing, and Why the UK Says No”