My daughters school has a quadrant bit in the middle which houses many animals e.g goats, chickens, giant rabbits and they even have a cat which they have had from a kitten she is now 20 yrs old! she helps out in the sick bay by sitting with those that are ill whats more is it gives the children a great sense of responsibility and many children dont have animals at home anymore. I think your daughter should push for it as much as possible. I hope you get somewhere with it good luck xxx