In article ,
Bob wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:11:45 -0700, Billy
wrote:

In article ,
Bob wrote:

As mentioned in another post, these guys are from parks where they
lived on manicured lawn grass for many generations. They seem
adapted. In fact, one park has no oak trees, and the squirrels in
that park usually turn up their noses at acorns! Strange to see.
They'd more likely identify discarded Hostess HoHo's as a major food
group.

Funny punch-line but unnerving to those who care about wild animals.
Especially, injured animals need good nutrition and a place to hide.
Hostess HoHos aren't food for anyone or anything, calories?, yes, food?,
no.

Are you quite serious, Billy? That was a joke, and I really doubt
that any wildlife rehabber will read that and go buy Hoho's. The
point was in regard to animals' adaptation to a given environment, and
I thought the point about acorns may be interesting to some. And yes,
they will get junk food out of trash cans in parks. I don't provide
Hoho's. (Geez)

If you care for these animals, make sure that they have a vet's
care, otherwise what you are engaged in is just some narcissistic,
Disneyesque (unrelated to reality), cruel, ego-trip.

Yep, this has definitely run off into strange territory. I've already
explained this: I fund all veterinary care, housing, and rescue out of
pocket. I have veterinary specialists that I deal with for specific
animals. I've been doing this for years.

If you are doing
free-lance rescue work, the animals you collect are at a disadvantage
for survival vis-a-vis those at a Wildlife Rescue Center. Call your
local SPCA, to find the nearest Wildlife Rescue Center, and ask their
advice. Yes, some of them will be jerks, but they know what they are
doing. It isn't all about you.

Or you, eh? "Wildlife Rescue"... that would be me or about 3 or 4
others in the city. When one of the more mainstream organizations
gets an injured animal, they either call one of us, or they put the
animal down, even if it's healthy. Usually that happens within a day
or two.

But hey, thanks for your advice on this! g

Never met a Wild Life Rescue that was a "me" before. If Fish and Game
are cool with you, so am I, otherwise the above applies.
--

- Billy

There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and
find out for themselves.
Will Rogers

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