Wildlife rehabilitators work from the heart and understand, more than most of us, that hard decisions and joyful endings, tears and laughter, despair and celebration are all are part of a day's work. They weep over the bullet-shattered, broken hawk whose only release is painless euthanasia, and they exalt over the successful first flight of the orphaned mockingbird. They struggle to splint the broken leg of the car-hit mother duck and set up a temporary home for her six tiny ducklings. They mourn the senseless murder of the backyard raccoon while searching for her nest of young ones. They wade chest deep in cold water to release the loon caught in fishing line, and climb out on fragile limbs to rescue the tiny, hungry robins, orphaned by the neighborhood cat. And they answer the phone while feeding baby doves, while scrubbing out containers, while mixing foods and medicines, while re-wrapping a loose dressing, while opening yet another shoebox.
Below is an excerpt from Matzo's email:
Our mission is to help those in need and hopefully save their little lives so they can go on their Big Adventure in the wild. It is their birthright. We do what is possible to create awareness and truth for and to the general public and dispel the myths surrounding wild animals.
We are dedicated to rescuing, saving, rehabilitating and returning to the wild all the orphaned, injured, kidnapped and "nuisance" wildlife that we are able to. Our home based facility in the Northwoods of Wisconsin cares for those who would otherwise be killed or are so tiny or so seriously injured that they need specialized intensive care.
I coordinate an international group of over 600 wildlife rehabbers ready and willing, but not always so able, to help. Not only do we go "the extra mile"? We walk 500 if we have to. We don't get paid to rehabilitate wildlife. We have to pay all the fees to get our licenses and have to have cages and our facility inspected first. Then, we don't get paid to rescue, retrieve, transport, treat, feed, house, medicate, care for, and/or teach these wildlings how to be wild again for release. We also have to find sites to release when they are prepared. Everything out of our own pockets because our wildlings need us. It's mostly human encroachment and intervention that has caused them to be in our care in the first place.
But I "will" make a difference. I will prove that one person can make a big difference. My ultimate goal is to have an outlet source to supply our wildlife rehabbers with badly needed items that most people donate to Goodwill. I have such a storage arrangement at the Northwoods Wildlife Orphanage but little to fill it.
We need formulas specifically formulated for the wild infants. Proper formula is such a critical point in saving their lives. The cost is out of the ballpark for many rehabbers. They could save more creatures if this weren't a barrier.
One creature can cost on the average of $500 from intake to release. For others the emergency medical cost or surgical procedure is an easy $1000 to begin with. We are here and we will continue to help through any economy. But we need help.
I have a wishlist at http://doryandtheorphans.com/wishlist.html of many items we use.
Get Involved:
Donate to Northwoods Wildlife Orpahange.
Go to the Post Office and pick up a Flat Rate box. You can send some of the requested supplies from their wishlist.
Learn more about Northwoods Wildlife Orphanage. Check out their Facebook page.
Find One Way Every Day on Facebook.
Help me spread the word about One Way Every Day. LIKE me on Facebook!
Source: Northwoods Wildlife Orphanage
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