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The first-year Animal Care class was delighted to have Perri, a professional dog groomer, visit them on Thursday last week. Perri gave insightful lessons on the profession of grooming. The demonstration of basic skills such as brushing, bathing, and trimming was a great interactive learning opportunity. We especially appreciated her useful advice on caring for various coat types and maintaining a dog's health. We learned about grooming tools and the value of developing trust with animals from the groomer, whose passion for their work was contagious. This visit broadened our perspective and motivated us to handle grooming with care and compassion.
Last Wednesday we went to Edgar’s Mission, based on the outskirts of Lancefield. Edgar’s Mission is a not-for-profit livestock animal sanctuary. They rescue animals that have been neglected by their owners such as sheep, chickens, pigs, donkeys and goats.
Our guide Daniel showed us around the sanctuary and told us the stories about the animals and how they got there. We fed the chickens in the Chicken Village, gave Weetbix to the sheep and patted the pigs down at Piggy Paradise. We learnt a lot about the fact that livestock animals enjoy human contact just as much as our other domestic pets. Their motto is ‘If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?’, words we can all surely live by.
Sienna Telfer and Luke Winwood (Year 11)
