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| Older people, pets and housing | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Ormerod |
| Journal title | EAGLE Journal, vol 7, issue 1, August/September 1998 |
| Pages | pp 4-7 |
| Keywords | Pet keeping ; Housing [elderly] ; Care homes ; Law. |
| Annotation | The therapeutic value of pets has been stated by the World Health Organization (WHO); and the Society for Companion Animal Studies, a UK charity, has published papers on the subject for 20 years. Whilst some governments (e.g. France and the US) have introduced positive legislation for pets in housing and residential care, there has been no government intervention in the UK. Consequently, many older people continue to forego the care they need rather than be parted from their animal companions. This article outlines the benefits of animal companionship, as described in research findings from: the University of California; the University of Warwick Department of Psychology conducted for the Joseph Rowntree Trust (JRF); the Anchor Housing Trust's `Losing a friend to find a home'; and a study by the Elder Accommodation Council. The article concludes with the text of a House of Commons Early Day Motion (EDM), `Provision for pet ownership in residential care and sheltered housing' tabled by Paul Burstow and Edward O'Hara. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981118001 A |
| Classmark | HVT: KE: KW: VR |
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