Nine volunteers visited Kent Business School<\/a> (KBS) in the Sibson<\/a> building for 3 hours with their 10 dogs; Maurice, Rosie, Pumpkin, Zulu, Benji, Pepper, Jem, Herbie, Harley and Sox.<\/p>\n The event was free and open to all students and staff at the University of Kent<\/a>. Nearly \u00a3100 in donations<\/a> were made to the charity on the day with KBS<\/a> also making a donation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stage 1 BSc International Business<\/a> student, Daniel Lang, has a dog,\u00a0Louis, at home in Hungary. He said: “This is the best time to get dogs in.\u00a0I was in the library trying to study, but I just couldn’t concentrate. I feel like now I can go back to it and will be fine.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kent\u2019s Pets as Therapy volunteer coordinator, Katie Scarlett, has been involved with the charity for 7 years. She explained: “The charity was set up after a study showed the incredible impact exposure to animals can have on people. We visit all sorts of places, from universities to\u00a0hospitals, special needs schools, mental health units and work with occupational therapy units on the rehabilitation of stroke patients. The positive benefits really are incredible.”<\/em><\/p>\n Find out more about our upcoming events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n For advice and help on exam stress, your mental health and wellbeing, contact the University Wellbeing Team at wellbeing@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 or go to https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/studentsupport\/wellbeing\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2019\/05\/pat2-1-225x300.jpg\")
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