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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

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The snake was wrapped firmly around the hawk’s tail, neck, and wings, and had enough strength to immobilize the bird but not to kill him. 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.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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The humans behind a wildlife intake desk, the volunteers and rehabilitators, are people who sacrifice their mornings, afternoons and sleepless nights in the service of birds like the one I’d just brought in. Cat and dog rescuers share with wildlife rehabilitators the unfortunate burden of healing the hurt caused by other humans.

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When conservation and animal rights collide

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In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t.