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How animals can calm us

A prison in the UK is allowing inmates to a pet a hamster to help them calm down.  Animals are us...

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08.45 12 Aug 2026


How animals can calm us


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A prison in the UK is allowing inmates to a pet a hamster to help them calm down. 

Animals are used in some British prison systems to de-escalate aggressive or potentially violent situations. How can animals calm us? Claire asked Principal Clinical Psychologist, Anne Kehoe. 


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