Podcast with Roz Rimes

Learning Together – The Power of Rescue Dogs and Young People In this episode, we speak with Debbie Morgan from Cheltenham Animal Shelter about the award-winning HALT Project — Humans and Animals Learning Together. For over 15 years, HALT has offered a lifeline to young people across Gloucestershire, particularly those struggling in mainstream education. Through this powerful animal-assisted programme, children aged 7–16 learn compassion, responsibility and self-belief by working with rescue dogs in need of training and care. Debbie shares how this unique partnership transforms lives — both canine and human — and why the HALT Project continues to be a national leader in animal-assisted approaches. Find out more about this work here: https://gawa.org.uk/halt-project/