Bob Williams at Ranch Hand Rescue (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, announced $10 million in funds from the General Appropriations Act, SB 1, will be distributed to Ranch Hands Rescue for its work supporting survivors of human trafficking.
Ranch Hands Rescue began as a sanctuary for abused farm animals but has expanded its work to help men, women and children as they work with the animals.
They use an approach called animal-assisted counseling, where people can find healing by connecting with animals that have been rehabilitated.
The $10 million funding allotment will directly support services provided through Ranch Hands Rescue’s new safe house for male survivors of sex trafficking called Bob’s House of