Don't Touch That Animal, Part III!
I know I've written several times about the importance of not
touching, feeding, cuddling with, bringing home, making pets out of,
and all that stuff people do with wild animals. But just in case you
know someone who hasn't heard, here's one more reminder that wild
animals are exactly that - wild.
Last
week, an injured deer was brought in. It had been "living with" some
people since May. They had domesticated it to the point that it can't
be released back into the wild, so now it will spend its life in a kind
of animal limbo ... it can't be free because it no longer knows who and
what to fear, but it will never be tame like a dog or a cat - because
it's (say it with me now) a wild animal.
This deer was injured playing with the family dog. Its leg was broken, so we're mending it up. We've found placement for it at the Hutchinson Zoo. It's sad that it will be forced to live a life in captivity. I'm hoping that maybe someone will be able to think of its story and use it as an example if they find a baby deer or other wild animal.
We help a lot of wild animals through injuries, and help baby animals that have been orphaned or abandoned. If you find such an animal, call us!! Don't touch it or try to feed it or any other course of action. Many times, they can be left alone and will be fine (especially baby animals - often mom is somewhere nearby), but when we rehabilitate a wild animal, we avoid human contact whenever possible. It's tempting to want to hold and cuddle with many of the animals, but to do so can mean a death sentence - or a life of captivity - for them.
So please remember ... don't touch wild animals!!!
Western Plains Animal Refuge is located at 3340 E. 27th in Hays, Kansas. Call us at 785-621-4222.
This deer was injured playing with the family dog. Its leg was broken, so we're mending it up. We've found placement for it at the Hutchinson Zoo. It's sad that it will be forced to live a life in captivity. I'm hoping that maybe someone will be able to think of its story and use it as an example if they find a baby deer or other wild animal.
We help a lot of wild animals through injuries, and help baby animals that have been orphaned or abandoned. If you find such an animal, call us!! Don't touch it or try to feed it or any other course of action. Many times, they can be left alone and will be fine (especially baby animals - often mom is somewhere nearby), but when we rehabilitate a wild animal, we avoid human contact whenever possible. It's tempting to want to hold and cuddle with many of the animals, but to do so can mean a death sentence - or a life of captivity - for them.
So please remember ... don't touch wild animals!!!
Western Plains Animal Refuge is located at 3340 E. 27th in Hays, Kansas. Call us at 785-621-4222.
Posted by Jessica Braun at 8/31/2009 9:20 AM 
Categories: Baby Animals,Animal Rescue,Western Plains Animal Refuge,Wild Animal Rehabilitation
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Categories: Baby Animals,Animal Rescue,Western Plains Animal Refuge,Wild Animal Rehabilitation
Tags: animal rescue baby deer wildlife rescue Western Plains Animal Refuge Western Plains Animal Rescue Wetern Plains Animal Refuge deer rescue animal care fawn rescue deer release wild animal care wild animals animal babies deer rehabilitation
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