I have nothing bad to say about state wildlife employees, but their mission is not necessarily always the same as that of a rehab clinic.
They play a role in certifying and regulating what we do at a rehab, but from my understanding they are there to see nature take its course while not having negative impacts to the citizens of the state. Rehabbers are here to save every animal possible.
This causes some people to find us anywhere from harmless to annoying to seeing us as interfering with nature. It’s personal and political like any other matter once you dig down enough. But a rehab’s job is to save every animal life that we legally can, and I think that difference is significant in certain scenarios.
Maybe the best comparison I can give is how a city pound or SPCA will help rehome some animals vs a no-kill cat or dog specific rescue that will try to save every animal they take. They’re not bad, they’re still helping, but they have a different mission.
Of course! It’s not something most of us need to know on a regular basis and it can get confusing over which group handles what aspects of animal care. For instance rehabs would normally be able to treat waterfowl, but avian influenza is so bad now, we aren’t allowed to have any on site, so those cases are all handled by the state until we hear otherwise.
I have nothing bad to say about state wildlife employees, but their mission is not necessarily always the same as that of a rehab clinic.
They play a role in certifying and regulating what we do at a rehab, but from my understanding they are there to see nature take its course while not having negative impacts to the citizens of the state. Rehabbers are here to save every animal possible.
This causes some people to find us anywhere from harmless to annoying to seeing us as interfering with nature. It’s personal and political like any other matter once you dig down enough. But a rehab’s job is to save every animal life that we legally can, and I think that difference is significant in certain scenarios.
Maybe the best comparison I can give is how a city pound or SPCA will help rehome some animals vs a no-kill cat or dog specific rescue that will try to save every animal they take. They’re not bad, they’re still helping, but they have a different mission.
Good clarifying point, thanks!
Of course! It’s not something most of us need to know on a regular basis and it can get confusing over which group handles what aspects of animal care. For instance rehabs would normally be able to treat waterfowl, but avian influenza is so bad now, we aren’t allowed to have any on site, so those cases are all handled by the state until we hear otherwise.