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Springtime Tree Cutting and Wildlife

10,000 Birds

Cutting one tree down displaced two very different wildlife families,” said Michele. The birds were living like city apartment dwellers … the upstairs neighbors were the woodpeckers, downstairs were the screech owls. Two families were split up and made homeless by the cutting of one tree. Sounds like a sitcom!

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Rescuing the Rescuer

10,000 Birds

Jodi Swenson is a bird rehabber in Gloucester, MA. Her fine china repair business pays her bills, but her budget is often strained past the breaking point by the 250-300 birds she takes in per year – such as this Eastern Screech Owl , who is recovering after being hit by a car. And feed him. That’s why we’re always broke.

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On Stanley and Family Commitments

Animal Person

Violet's a member of our family. Stanley, Emily, Violet and Sky are members of our family. This assumes that everyone also agrees that the animal will be part of the family for life. We could have put Violet through training that would "break" her and make her into a better family dog. Emily rubs her face on Sky's.

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