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”
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Choosing the Right Animal
Species, Personality, and Partnership in Multi-Species Practice Jenny PhillipsPublished 18 March 2026 When animals are included within education, therapeutic environments, or wellbeing practice, there is often an assumption that certain species are naturally more suitable than others. Dogs and horses, for example, are commonly recognised within animal-assisted approaches. However, experience across multi-species practice suggests somethingContinue reading “Choosing the Right Animal”