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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. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. “I’d

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice. 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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When birds attack!

10,000 Birds

In the event I’m in a life or death struggle with an Oregon Junco or a particularly feral Dunnock I’d rather my birding companion was at least nominally on my side. It’s an unnerving experience and not at all pleasant even if the bird doesn’t connect often, and I am no stranger to bird attacks.