10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? So: When do you intervene?

Wounded 257

Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 257

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. We hadn’t been on the road long before a shout went out that a dog had been seen, and we quickly turned back, and there was my first Painted Wolf in Mkuze.

Wolves 195

Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 195

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 20, 2012

The interesting thing is that it was not a first time, when David saved poor animals out of a fire: ten years before he has already taken a wounded dog after the fire to the North Shore Animal League, where he was cured.

Homelessness 100

Homelessness Cats Kittens 2008 100

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We accept that the state has the right to ban cruelty to animals, even when such cruelty is in the interests of the person being cruel, for example, of the greyhound owner who trains his dog on cats, first removing the cat's claws to protect his dog from injury, or of the householder who half-starves his dog so that he can have an extra beer or two, (..)

Cruelty 40

Cruelty Legislation Kangaroos Animal 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

There are famous overly dramatic renditions of this for the guy folk that you know about … the walkabout and the vision quest for example. It all depends on the dogs. But it seems that many societies have a version of this that is less dramatic. If things go well, I may work on this in the bush this weekend. But I digress.

Birds 173

Birds Collecting Rodents Wounded 173