It has long been considered a rather cute addition to a classroom or preschool: a pet bird, rabbit or hatching chickens, there to show young children about "nature".
But, far from being an educational tool, classroom pets are often sending a very wrong message to children about responsibility and empathy.
Children would be much better off with this type of lesson off the curriculum.
I remember touring one potential occasional care centre when my daughter was younger and found a really sad sight in the corner of the very loud, busy room.
A solo bird in a cage, which sat there while screaming toddlers rampaged around, occasionally approaching the cage to circle and poke.
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