Hubert Josselin, raptor enthusiast, has set up this project. Photo LBP
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association coast-d'orienne Owls of the heart to raises awareness of disabled birds of prey
for making self-confidence.
18. Is the number of institutes (disabilities combined) with which the association Owls
the heart works.
90. The association now has 90 members and ten active volunteers.
The rendezvous was given land sacred to the Cistercian abbey. A small group is working around a table lost in the middle of a green expanse. All just waiting the arrival of birds of prey Hubert Josselin Owls of the association of heart for an hour exchange and sharing between birds of prey first, and disabled the other. Objective: contact, discovery and overcoming disability. Some
safety first, then, with a time of taming, on the arm, or sloe Mirabelle owls. Then, two flights were organized: the amateur to pro and amateur enthusiast. "It enhances the lot," says Christian Poncet, educator at the Institut Medico-educational Sainte-Anne in Dijon. No doubt. It just has to see the look of pride of Philip (*) after a flight, as intoxicated by the temporary reversal of the situation: it is no longer together, he became coach of the bird. Same scenario later with Meriadoc the nozzle. The Grand Duke, he does come out for parade. For most of them, the ritual is precious, infallible. "We come every two weeks for two years ... A true bond is created between the person and animal. We are not trying to cure: it is just fun. Look at the smiles of some of them when wearing a bird, "says Marie-Christine Girard, a teacher at the Ark in Dijon.
After two years, it seems that the effects are already palpable. These are small victories in terms of well-being and happiness: Linda refuses usual to get up but is now flying an owl; Antoine "would love to have one at home now" Claire, a new recruit and anxious temperament, however, seems incredibly comfortable when stroked an owl. And then there's the smile of Elodie ... usually confined, the young woman, in contact with birds, lights. Impossible to describe ... A sentence of Hubert Josselin could perhaps summarize the event: "The bird is theft, and therefore the freedom ... The fear of the other is completely forgotten. "
GUILLAUME BIETRY - Journal "The Public Good" 26/04/2010
INFO (*) Names have been changed.
http://www.les-chouettes-du-coeur.com/ and 06.42.10.99.20.
A unique initiative in 2007 that Hubert FranceC'est Josselin and other fans of raptors and birds of prey launch
Owls heart. Today, most of the activity of this association is "chouettothérapie" offer people with disabilities and social difficulties in educational assistance and therapeutic discovery and contact with birds of prey. A unique initiative in France, the image of horse therapy. The association recognized the public interest is now working with 18 structures Cote-d'Or Saone-et-Loire.
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