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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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I went into a cage of young Great Horned Owls one night carrying thawed rats,” said Linda Hufford. “I When I threw my arms out for balance it apparently set off a life-like movement of rats, which one of the GHOs couldn’t resist. And it wasn’t even the opossum, it was the nasty water.”. “My asked Johanna Walton. “My

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Southwest Primate Center "Celebrates" 10 Years

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And let's not forget the required sanctimonious quote from an animal researcher “Our primates are essential partners in medical progress, as are mice, rats, guinea pigs and opossums. Without them we would be stripped of the very tools we need to open new paths of discovery and to challenge old dogma.” Oh brother.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. Just for one day, not to be pooped or puked on and to not find rat guts hanging off my clothes,” wrote Susan in Michigan. Change in Attitude. “I Change in Government Attitude. “A Just Desserts. “I’d

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Wildlife Rehabber Misidentification

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I got a sewer rat a lady thought was a baby opossum,” chimed in Charis Palmer. “A “I had a cockatoo, a vulture, a Snowy Owl , and various hawks that all turned out to be pigeons,” wrote Joanne Cina-Dreeben. And once I took in three pit bull puppies that turned out to be squirrels.”. “I

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