PAT Cat

PAT Volunteers take their registered PAT (Pets as Therapy) cat into Hospitals, residential homes, Day Centres and Schools in their own locality to bring comfort and companionship to service users, on a regular basis - usually once a week for about 1 - 2 hours.

All breeds of cat can become part of a PAT Team.

They must:

• Have been with their owner for at least 6 months
• Be over 9 months of age
• Be able to pass the temperament assessment
• All pets must be fully vaccinated

Would me and my cat make a great PAT team?

If you're confident and comfortable chatting to new people from lots of different backgrounds, you're off to a great start.

And if you can say yes to all of our 6 questions, then we'd love you to apply to be a volunteer Pets As Therapy | Volunteer with your cat

To volunteer with Pets As Therapy, all you need to do is apply online and give us: 

• Details about your and your pet - including up-to-date vaccination certificates from your vet.
• Contact details of two people (not family) who are happy to act as a referee.

You'll then meet a PAT Assessor who will chat to you and check your pet's suitability. All volunteers need to complete online Safeguarding training to keep you and your pet safe on every visit, as well as the people you meet

Finally, volunteers are asked to pay an annual £25 contribution which helps to fund our admin costs and third-party insurance cover for PAT Teams.

Complete ALL questions an if you still want to volunteer complete the application form Register

Skills

Volunteers needs to own a dog or cat, and the pet must have a first class temperament.

All PAT pets must be temperament assessed and registered.