Your weekly round-up of news, research, and practice from the world of animal-assisted learning — curated for teachers, SEND practitioners, and AAT/AAL professionals.
Tag Archives: Animal Welfare
Meeting Needs: A Person-Centred Foundation for Ethical Human–Animal Interaction
Jenny PhillipsPublished 10 June 2026 Across education, healthcare, social care, and community settings, professionals work within increasingly complex environments shaped by time pressures, workforce demands, financial constraints, and growing levels of need. Within these systems, practitioners are often required to identify needs, plan provision, implement support, and review outcomes within structured organisational cycles. Whether describedContinue reading “Meeting Needs: A Person-Centred Foundation for Ethical Human–Animal Interaction”
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”