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Springtime Tree Cutting and Wildlife

10,000 Birds

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. Luckily the man who felled the tree heard the nestlings and provided a wildlife rescue. 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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Blog the Change

4 The Love Of Animals

But what we love most about Best Friends is that they don’t just help dogs, they help birds, cats, horses, and more! Best Friends’ No More Homeless Pets campaign has done so much to help bring shelter and rescue pets into the forefront, but there is still so much to do. Could they have your next best friend?

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Iams Home 4 the Holidays Report

4 The Love Of Animals

Iams and longtime partner Helen Woodward Animal Center, along with more than 3,500 animal organizations from around the world once again joined forces to help reduce pet homelessness. 23,051 other animals (including rabbits, reptiles, horses, birds and more). Here are how the numbers break down: 593,146 dogs. 509,470 cats.

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On Stanley and Family Commitments

Animal Person

but a friend who volunteers for a rescue group told me of a greyhound event around the corner from my house. If you want to give a life-long home to a homeless, domesticated animal and you are fully capable of doing so, fantastic! Have you made arrangements for the bird?). And she does. Enter Stanley.

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