Dear Editor,
With so much money being spent, and so much land at the new Don Dale facility, why isn’t there some place for young people to learn to care for animals?
Surely there is a place for some chickens for eggs, and maybe dogs from the RSPCA, and greyhounds that have finished racing to get them ready for new owners.
Animals can play an important part in rehabilitating young people as they learn to care for those animals but our government sadly seems reluctant to do something proven to help young people, many of whom have had little, or no love in their lives.
Gerry Wood, Howard Springs
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Good idea Gerry.
Excellent idea, Gerry.
Bushmob here in Alice Springs (residential rehab. facility for adolescent offenders) has long utilised equine therapy programs to help young people build relationships with horses. They learn compassion, responsibility, and respect which can be transferred to human relationships.
Gerry’s suggestions around chickens and other small animals (ducks etc.) can provide eggs for the kitchen and dogs (as in the ‘Back on Track program run by Bernie Shakeshaft in Armidale NSW) is a further example of where such programs are successful.
Engaging in such restorative practices can have great positive outcomes.
Good suggestion, Gerry.