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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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If that’s not possible, she needs the knowledgeable care of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Wildlife rehabbers love the public. Somehow they manage to get the bird or animal to a rehabilitator, even though finding one is often a feat in itself. Why do wildlife rehabilitators not love the public?

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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

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Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. Outdoor/feral cat people are bullies who prey on people unable to fight back, just as their cats do with birds. Enough hand-wringing, enough taking butchered birds to exhausted, emotionally drained wildlife rehabilitators.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. Birds wildlife rehabilitators wildlife rehabilitators wish list'

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Bird Lovers: This Scam’s For You

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I’m a wildlife rehabilitator, so I’m always ranting about things like eagles being lead poisoned or songbirds being slaughtered by outdoor and feral cats. Before the case goes to federal claims court or before you get arrested, please call immediately on our hotline: 619-503-1690.”. For a minute, she had me.

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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

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KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline. They receive some funding for their “chicken services” from the City of Key West, but their wildlife rehabilitation center runs completely on donations … which are tax-deductible. Last year, 4,000 young Peregrine Falcons swept through the Keys on their way north.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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Cat and dog rescuers share with wildlife rehabilitators the unfortunate burden of healing the hurt caused by other humans. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable. So, I expected tolerance at best, antipathy at worst. And, I would have understood. It’s a bottomless heartache.

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