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Why Would a Wild Rabbit Let Humans Pet It?

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My son (m8) and some of his neighborhood friends found a rabbit outside, and apparently it let the kids get close enough that some were able to pet it (I made it very clear to my son that I didn’t want him touching the rabbit). We’re in Minnesota if that helps. Any thoughts?

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Regarding Snow Leopards

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. This got me wondering what other cities were doing. Let’s start with Minneapolis, because that is what sparked my interest.

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Angel’s Miracle

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Within weeks, with lots of love, patience, and socializing with other tenants and pets, she was a totally different dog. We especially love playing in the snow, which we get lots of here in Minnesota! She came from another shelter as a stray, had been abused, was very skinny, and she was extremely shy and afraid of everyone.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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When I looked at lists of birds allowed for falconry in Minnesota years ago, I asked some of my falconer friends, “Really, owls?” Here are some myths: Falconry birds are essentially pets. Snowy Owls are used in falconry, more so in Europe but they are legal for a few states here in the US.

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It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

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They are a commensal species, meaning that they are a wild animal that lives in close association with humans, not as a pet or as a farm animal but more like a parasite, to the extent that it is hard to find them in truely wild settings, and it is hard to find human settlements without them. in Minnesota.

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How To Help A Baby Bird

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It’s easy to choke it with food while you’re feeding it and chances are good that you’d raise the chick like a pet and you’d end up with an adult bird that doesn’t know what its predators are and seek humans for food and mating…aka an unreleasable bird.

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