Pets As Therapy
Pets As Therapy (PAT) in the UK is a charity founded in 1983 which provides visiting dogs and cats to establishments where pets are otherwise not available. There are currently around 4,500 active visiting dogs and 108 cats at work in the UK. They visit all kinds of organisations across the UK from schools to homes for older people. Organisations which the organisation works with include Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and East Surrey Hospital.