Cruelty to animals is often a reflection of emotional pain, but pets can play a healing role when treating troubled children. Mary Evans reports
The story of Ollie, a King Charles cavalier spaniel who was dumped on a motorway as an unwanted puppy, is helping deeply traumatised children in war-torn Bosnia re-build their fractured lives.
After his rough start, Ollie landed on his paws. He is now the much loved pet of Sue Dawson, RSPCA North West Regional education officer, who has used photographs and tales of his life to create a picture book as a therapeutic tool in rehabilitation programmes with children both in Bosnia and Britain.
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