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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

When I rescued a mother opossum and her babies from a trashcan full of filthy water, she bit my finger,” said Bettina Bowers. And it wasn’t even the opossum, it was the nasty water.”. “My It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. asked Johanna Walton. “My I wonder what the other two were?”.