We spoke to Pets As Therapy volunteer Barry Lea about becoming a Pets As Therapy volunteer, why pet therapy is important, and how he gained special permission to take his PAT dog, Holly, to visit his terminally ill [...]
"I say this all the time: dogs are the one animal that really love you more than they love themselves." James Middleton In March Pets As Therapy had a stand at Crufts 2019, and we were lucky enough to [...]
Every year we run a competition to recognise outstanding Pets As Therapy volunteers, and crown one PAT dog as the Dog of the Year. This year the competition is sponsored by HiLife Pet Foods, and all prizes have been kindly [...]
Charlie Robinson underwent major brain surgery at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital aged just 2 years old, after a rare type of tumour was found on his brain. Unfortunately the surgery was unsuccessful. Over the next 6 months Charlie underwent a [...]
When Andy Szasz, 65, developed pneumonia while being treated for bowel cancer the doctors at Southampton General needed to put him into a medically induced coma. The situation was very worrying. [...]
Ann Wilson dedicated her career to teaching Primary School students, with a focus on reading and literacy skills. When she retired in 2017 she became a Pets As Therapy volunteer, alongside her 12 year old golden labrador, Bella. We spoke [...]
A big thank you to Chloe, Terry and Sally who raised a combined family total of £1,390.00 for Pets As Therapy on our first ever Orvis sponsored Dog Walk – and they didn’t even own a dog at the time, [...]
Pets As Therapy had a wonderful time at Crufts 2018. We'd like to thank all the volunteers and competitors for HiLife PAT Dog of the Year and PAT Show Dog. Feast your eyes on some of our favourite pictures! [...]
We are very excited to announce the very first series of Pets As Therapy Sponsored Dog Walks coming to locations all over the UK this April Saturday 14th 2018 starting from 10am. PAT volunteers all [...]
Next week we have two very special volunteers in the final of Scruffts. If you're at Crufts this year, we hope you'll join us is supporting Dr. Emma Williamson and Honey as they take to the stage. Growing [...]
