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The Fine Line Between Helping and Hurting

August 29, 2018 by lauren 4 Comments
The fine line between helping and hurting.

  It was like any other morning. I woke up, made a cup of tea, and looked out the window to admire the tidal river outside our yard. But then I spotted something odd. A swan was in the middle of the seaweed, not moving. He’s probably just resting, I told myself. I got the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Birds, death and dying, Emergency situations, euthanasia, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation, Working mom Tagged: death and dying, swans, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, Wildlife

The Joy of Adopting Rescued Battery Hens

August 14, 2018 by lauren 2 Comments
Adopting rescued battery hens benefits not just them, but you too.

  I’ve blogged about the joys of adopting creatures in need as well as my love for our backyard chickens. Well today I want to tell you about our recent adoption of battery hens. It just so happened that I picked up our 3 new additions after my sister-in-law’s hen party, and then brought them … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Battery Hens, Birds, Breeding, Chicken husbandry, Chickens, Hens, Kids and pets, Pet adoption, Pet ownership Tagged: adoption, animal rescue, battery hens, eggs, ethics, farming, hens, kids and pets

Why do kids love animals?

July 11, 2017 by lauren 1 Comment
Why do kids love animals? (Little A and her dog-uncle, Flynn)

Why do kids love animals, and vice versa?

Posted in: Birds, cat behavior, Cat people, Cats, Chickens, Dog behavior, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Hens, Kids and pets, Pet adoption, Pet ownership, Veterinary Tagged: Cat people, cats, dog behavior, Dogs and cats, Kids, kids and pets, Pet ownership, Veterinary

Does that baby bird really need your help? Wildlife intervention basics.

May 31, 2017 by lauren 2 Comments
Wildlife intervention basics

  Summer is here and so is an abundance of wildlife and wild baby animals. We often get people bringing in wildlife to the vet clinic, but this is especially true during spring and warmer weather. While people have the best intentions, 90% of the time it would’ve been best to leave the creature where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Birds, Pet ownership, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation Tagged: birds, cats, Dogs, Dogs and cats, Pet ownership, Wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation

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