Tag Archives: animal rescue

Jul29

poppy.

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poppy the baby possum (hugging her stuffed koala)

came to my daughter’s house

when her opossum mother was killed by a car

a cat brought her home

the family took good care of this little one

only 5″ long

feeding her goat milk with a syringe

 water for drinking

keeping her warm

providing her darkness in a box

with an open doorway out

cuddly blankets

a safe space 

human contact

in a few days

she found her new home

with a wildlife rehabber

at motor city possum rescue

a perfect match

when she went to drop poppy off

another woman arrived

with the same breed of baby possum 

sweet serendipity. 

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“no matter how convoluted my life got, one thing remained consistent-

my hair looked like a baby opossum had taken refuge in it,

invited some friends over, and thrown a party.”

-jennifer l. armentrout, american author

Jul8

t-rexcue.

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Waru, the rescue kangaroo joey does his best Tyrannosaurus Rex impersonation 

Waru is still very young so spends most of his time in the pouch.

He spends just a few minutes a day learning how to stand up.

 

 

 

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“NOTE: In the rare situation a megatsunami washes a T. rex into your path, you won’t be carrying a weapon large enough to hurt it. If it’s intent on eating you, it will eat you. However, you will be killed by the coolest dinosaur ever. Most people go their whole lives without ever seeing a T. rex in person. Do you know how lucky you are?” 

― Andrew Shaffer, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack

 

 

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The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs, Australia

Apr11

rescue.

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is it

a husky?

 polar bear?

sea lion?

penguin?

not sure exactly sure what breed this is,

but i’d be happy to rescue him any day.

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Apr5

glen enters, stage left.

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i decided it was time to find a cat

who needed to be part of a family.

i searched all over

to find

 a cat who decided it was time to find a family

who needed a cat to be part of it.

we found each other

in a small cat rescue home

with a few cats and a few dedicated women

who worked tirelessly

to find the cats and the families

their perfect matches.

that is how i met glen.

his story was sad.

he was found abandoned at an elementary school.

a child took him home

his family took him to a shelter

where he was put in a room

with feral cats

and

ganged up on

had part of his ear bitten off.

then put in a small cage for his safety.

 a kindly vet noticed and asked the rescuers

to come and get him

for

he’s a big boy

who’s actually

 a domesticated cat

who didn’t know what to do

and had no home.

they named him ‘glen’

after glen frye of the eagles

who died on the day

he was found

and given a second chance on life.

he’s now glen frye the cat not the rocker

and

he moved in yesterday.

glen’s a bit shy and scared

but he’s coming around

and loves to be petted

and purrs and tips over

if you let him come to you

and

and he feels safest up high.

but he came down the steps today

all the way to the bottom

and he’s slowly

learning to trust again.

the grandies came over to meet glen

 my daughter made him a special basket and cushion

we’re all so happy to have him.

and he seems to really enjoy music.

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Dec23

finding a home for the holidays.

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two aussie grandies

heads topped with bouncing blonde hair

all settled into their new home in america

go out and rescue

rwo smooth black velvet-covered cats

who were waiting and hoping

 to settle into their own new home

and soon 

they all share a space

and

it is

very comfortable and warm

for all of them

just in time

for christmas.

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people who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around. ~susan easterly

Jan22

‘life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.’ – anais nin

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then.

broiga and an abandoned joey who he named roger.

at the kangaroo rescue sanctuary in alice springs

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now.

‘here’s my little boy roger today at sunset. he is standing on his tail, muscles flexed, looking me in the eye and ready to box! big male kangaroos are expert kick boxers. enjoy your boxing day.’

– broiga

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credits: https://www.kangaroosanctuary.com

Nov22

black hawk down.

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if you see mt. fuji, a hawk, and an eggplant on new year’s day,

you will be forever blessed.

-japanese proverb

coyote hills

or

if you go

to your middle daughter’s house

(one of the infamous h’s)

 for coffee

and see a

beautiful and wounded

black hawk

walking around the back yard

and it turns into

a

rescue adventure

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and the

emergency animal  squad

shows up

within minutes

to help save him

and

restore him to good health

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then your new proverb would be

‘if you see a pond, a hawk with a broken wing and a cappucino

on a random sunday, 

you will be forever blessed.’

and then

you will have your coffee

and wonder

if that just really happened

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image credit: coyotehills.com