Recent Rescues

[den]

Barn owl. I took him out to the zoovets because he seemed to have a vision problem. Tim The Vet said he was blind in one eye, which means he can't be released. Tim is talking about putting him in a captive care programme but National Parks policy says the owl has to be euthanased. I'm going to pass this on to the experts, but I hope the owl gets a paper euthanasia and goes into care. He's really fit and healthy, apart from being blind, and has taken to captivity like a champion.

Comments

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It's not possible to put every injured animal into permanant care. If they can't be released into the wild they should be euthanased. This owl, for instance, would starve to death if it was released so euthanasia is a quicker, kinder way to let nature take its course. However, this owl has really settled in to captivity which is highly unusual for a wild-born bird. I'd like to see him go into care because he seems totally unstressed by it.

[lilangelwings.livejournal.com]

I love animals and Ive volunteered at a few shelters and the audubon society so i do understand a lot of what happens and I would understand if the bird was stressed. it would be cruel to keep him, but in this case he has a chance. It just bothers me how quickly people seem to brush it off without even trying.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The vets have had him for almost 4 weeks, with 1 week in ICU and a following week of force-feeding, so a decision like this isn't taken lightly.

Often I get an animal and I can tell by looking that even trying would be stressful for the animal and ultimately a waste of time. In cases like that the choice to euthanase is easy, but I still feel like crap.