10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

We are off to rescue a Bald Eagle, kiddo!” We all thought the kindest approach would be to end her suffering, but then…she raised her head and looked directly at me. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound.

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Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 231

Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

Fortunately the donkey was rescued by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA). Here's what they say about "the Firing Squad," a horrible method of "treating" wounded work animals. No, their suffering will be far more drawn out. His suffering didn’t stop there. Horrible story.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The white redtail couldn’t fly because she’d spent somewhere between 14 and 24 hours on the ground in freezing rain, encased in mud, and was suffering from capture myopathy, a sometimes-fatal condition induced by stress. Will she be releasable? It’s too soon to tell.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2019

There is a small wound on the lower beak, which is not significant, but will be cleaned and treated. I hope they keep the bird in a safe, reputable wildlife park, free from suffering and able to inspire future generations of avian enthusiasts with its incredible story. The post Maine’s Great Black Hawk – Rescued!

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