10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2013
Michele rushed him to the vet, where x-rays revealed the anklet had passed through his crop, through his proventriculus, and into his ventriculus. The vet believed there was no way he could pass it, so the only options were risky, painful, long recovery-time surgery, or euthanasia. A search revealed he had pooped it out. “I
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Rehabbers see reptiles in glue traps, gulls entangled in fishing line, raccoons used as target practice, raptors dying from rodenticides, and songbirds shredded by domestic cats … cats like Puck. The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. She had an anxiety disorder she never fully overcame.
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