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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

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. “I had the snot bitten out of my thumb by a squirrel who didn’t want a bath,” said Shannon Keith. “I

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Fizzle’s Story

4 The Love Of Animals

Then I noticed that several family members were also nursing bleeding wounds. He’s only about the size of a rat.”. I felt so sorry for the poor thing—we had to call our vet out to sedate him—so I decided to take him home as a foster. The bite had gone all the way through the flap of skin. I can send you a picture if you like.”.

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