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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. I’d like a hit squad to visit the people who call me in the middle of dinner or at 3 AM to tell me they have a baby raccoon they found two weeks ago,” wrote Kathy in Indiana. Change in Law. That’s easy!” wrote Veronica in California. “I

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

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. If the experience of handing over that box can be transformative instead of alienating or shaming, there’s a possibility of change.

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