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Birds and Bling

10,000 Birds

Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? Michele rushed him to the vet, where x-rays revealed the anklet had passed through his crop, through his proventriculus, and into his ventriculus. Now my vet always removes her rings before the exam.”.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

Cat and dog rescuers share with wildlife rehabilitators the unfortunate burden of healing the hurt caused by other humans. A year later, in a new city and at a new wildlife hospital, I got my official volunteer apron and badge. The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable.

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