Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfare Pet ferrets kept as therapy animals at the UK’s largest children’s prison have been co-opted by managers to kill rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and an...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/21/therapy-ferrets-kill-rats-uk-largest-children-prison-wetherby)