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Re: leave animals where they are. rarely are they lost, in trouble or needing transport to "better home
Submitted by Parrotchick <mpearsonlcc@yahoo.com> on 10/Feb/2011 in reply to leave animals where they are. rarely are they lost, in trouble or needing transport to "better home posted by Naturist on 09/Feb/2011
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Some animals get injured or lose their mothers when they are very young. They are certain to die. Yes this is nature and it happens all the time. Does this mean we should ignore it as fate when we see it? Each person has to decide for himself. Ever read the Starfish story? http://muttcats.com/starfish.htm
The goal of wildlife re-habbers is always to return the animal to the wild, not to keep it in captivity.
Domestic ducks released into the wild are just that: domestic. They are usually hatchery bred, with no mamas to show them the ropes. Some of the most common ducks are the Pekins, the white ducks whose coloring makes them an easy target for predators. Even the brilliantly colored male mallards lose their bright colors during nesting season. If a domestic duck is all grown up and is in with a wild flock, it's probably OK by then. But a lone baby duck, wild or domestic, is a sitting duck, so to speak. If no mama duck came fussing when that girl took the duckling from the Tygart, chances are that duckling wouldn't have made it alive through the night. No she couldnt' save all ducklings, nor could she save the world, but she could make a difference for that one. IMHO
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