Weekly Meeting

Harrry Greig from Therapets is coming to give a talk on what they do/their involvement 
with The MacMillan Hospice at PRI. 

For some years now it has been recognised, more and more, that pets are good for us! Indeed, it has been scientifically proven that the mere action of stroking a dog, or cat, slows down the heartbeat, reduces blood pressure, and makes someone who has already suffered a heart attack much less likely to have another. 

Through no fault of their own, many people find themselves deprived of companionship of a much loved dog.  It may be that they have had to go into sheltered housing, residential accommodation, a long-stay geriatric ward; perhaps they are simply no longer able to care properly for a pet.  The same applies to children who are mentally or physically handicapped and those suffering a terminal illness.

http://www.canineconcernscotland.org.uk/therapet.html