Silverton couple adopts emu, reindeer and camels to offer 'therapeutic' petting zoo TueTuesday 9 updated TueTuesday 9 Tony's mental wellbeing improved after visiting the animals on Patah Devine's Silverton farm. ( Print text only Cancel Petah Devine and Duncan Pickering have taken in dingoes, donkeys, reindeer and even a baby emu to form a family — and perhaps a collection of some of the Australian desert's most peculiar creatures. Key points: The animals are free to roam and also enjoy company of visitors A disability worker says people gain therapeutic benefits from spending time with animals The couple, from the outback NSW town of Silverton, have built an outback oasis for their brood.