The Annual Conference is a highlight of the SCAS year and we hope you can join us for this exciting (online) event on 18th September 2022! This year’s SCAS Conference, ‘Pet Friendly Housing: How can we keep people and pets together?’, will focus on the challenges of pet restrictive housing and potential solutions. It’s a great opportunity for like-minded people to come together to hear the latest science and practice on a topic that’s important to the relationship between people and pets, supporting the bond to ensure people and pets stay together. International speakers at the forefront of research, policy, and education will help us learn about the latest advances in science as well as encouraging collaboration between researchers, healthcare professionals, and housing stakeholders who play key roles in improving access to pet-friendly accommodation.
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Major breakthrough for ‘Pets in Housing’ in the UK!
We are excited to announce that private tenants in the UK will soon have a right to keep a pet, and landlords will be able to ask for pet damage insurance. This is a win-win for the #HeadsForTails campaign in terms of the proposed changes appeasing both tenants AND landlords.
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Kris Hill and Elizabeth Ormerod from the Society for Companion Animals Studies (SCAS) highlight the issue of ‘no pet’ clauses in rental properties, temporary accommodation, and care homes, and discuss potential solutions. Guest blog on Katzenworld.
iNews article discusses the issue of pets in housing
An article just published in iNews discusses the issues and aguish caused by ‘no pet’ clauses in rental or temporary accommodation. Katie Grant interviewed various stakeholders, individuals, and organisations, including SCAS trustees.
Renting with pets: Thousands forced to give up cats and dogs because ‘only 5% of landlords allow animals’.
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