PHOTO: At the launch of the program to match retired greyhounds with police officers who have PTSD were (l-r) Dog trainer Steve Austin, AFPA President Alex Caruana, and GRNSW CEO Rob Macaulay.
A ground-breaking program involving retired greyhounds is being described as a ‘win-win’ for police officers and the pooches themselves.
Serving and retired members of the Australian Federal Police (AFPA) will soon have access to greyhounds as companion animals to help deal with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
“The head of Greyhounds Australia is a former police officer,” Michael Cowley from Greyhound Racing NSW explained. “The Police Association was approached to see if they were interested in priority access to greyhounds as companion animals for serving and retired members and they were very keen…