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100% of all donations go directly to the care of the animals. We have NO overhead expenses or paid staff, all are volunteers.
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In addition to the exotic animal rescue that we do here, we also rehabilitate orphaned, injured and sick wildlife. We are licensed to do small mammals, migratory birds, reptiles and deer. CLAWS, Inc. is currently accepting apprentice wildlife rehabilitators. If this is something that interests you please read our Volunteering page. As with the rescue work that we do, our rehabilitation work is funded out of our pockets and with the few donations we receive from the public. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated! Read the costs of rehabilitation here. If you find a baby, please read this page. These animals are being rehabilitated to reintroduce into the wild. For this reason, none of the animals shown on this page can be used in programs. NOTE: If you come across a baby deer in the wild, and you are sure the mom is gone, please contact a wildlife rehabilitator rather than trying to capture the baby yourself, unless its in immediate danger of being killed. People don't realize that chasing a baby deer can release toxins into their system from the stress. They can and usually will die within 48 hours. NOTE 2: If you find injured or orphaned wildlife, please contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, do not try to raise it yourself. These species have very specific needs. Good intentions can do more harm then good. In North Carolina, you can find rehabbers in your area by going to the Wildlife Commission site. For Raptors in this area, please contact The American Wildlife Refuge in Raleigh.
We are very pleased to announce that our overall success rate in the 2006 rehab season was 85.8%. Given that we have heard that a normal success rate is 55%, we figure we are doing pretty well. We successfully released 40 healthy deer, 41 healthy opossums and many, many other animals of varying species.
We are grateful to touch a small part of these wonderful creatures lives - and we grow to love each and every one of them. With each animal, there comes a time when our job is complete and it is time to let them go and live the life they were born to live, wild and free. While each release is bittersweet, we rejoice in the hard road we've traveled together knowing that we've helped in some small way. Yet, as we release each darling, we release a piece of our hearts with each one of these babies that we've grown to love so much. These pictures are a memorial to the special relationship with these sweet, yet sometimes challenging animals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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