Fellow Mortals--Compassion Changes Everything

Every time we use the gifts you provide through Global Giving, we think carefully about what the wild ones need, and how best to make your donations go as far as possible.  As a tax-exempt organization, we don't pay sales tax on purchases, so that money can be used for other things.  We also work hard to forge relationships with manufacturers and suppliers who will provide services or items at a discount.  When we do go to spend money, we have made sure it goes as far as possible!

Last month, your gifts through Global Giving meant nearly $900 was available for the wild ones at the hospital!  Your gifts fed 200 animals for a whole week--and, you purchased a box of 100 x-ray films and the chemicals to develop them--and, you helped a sandhill crane and a great horned owl fight infection with a powerful and very expensive antibiotic. 

But that's not all you did last month--you even made some special Valetine's Day enrichment possible for two very special animals.

We have many overwintering squirrels, ducks, geese and owls, and we also have two beaver in long-term care.
Beaver rehabilitation is a long process. A minimum of two years in care is required before release, as the young rely upon their families to help build a lodge and store food to survive the harsh winters. As we continue to follow the progress of "Kesha," a hand-raised baby released in 2012 with a rehabilitated male beaver, we are working with our current beaver in the hopes that they can be released together next summer.