10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

After we took possession of an injured and weakened Golden Eagle from the vast desert area of eastern Utah, it became clear that the compound fracture of the tibiotarsus was the result of a steel-jaw trap. Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2016

No hawk can carry off a 12-pound pet. No hawk can carry off a 3-pound pet. That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. THESE ARE THE PETS THAT HAWKS CAN SWOOP DOWN AND GRAB.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I A Bald Eagle took a chunk out of my jaw,” said Vonda Lee Morton. “I My vets wanted to send me to the ER immediately, but I said ‘Forget it, I’ve got the damned bird restrained so I’m not letting go now!’ And the eagle was released a few months later!”. “

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