Ignorance can be illegal, and it can kill
Protecting nests, nestlings, fledglings and parents under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Dave
Honoring Black History, Honoring Diversity
It was a strange year already here in the United States before today’s announcement that Google has eliminated Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events from its calendar. Terrifying, too. This feverish DEI-ectomy is already taking a toll on…
Grateful for the compassionate – may our numbers increase!
![Screen grab from Colbert Late Night with quote reading, [They] walk around in circles, then bonk into a tree. And, if it rains, they look up and they drown. They're very dumb. You know that, right? You can't leave turkeys outside because if it rains, they look up and they drown. Eating them is a mercy.](https://ahnow.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/colbert-turkeys-2-768x512.png)
This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for the countless manifestations of love that happen every single day across the United States and world. With this holiday’s ever-increasing toll on turkeys, I am especially grateful to those whose love and respect extends…
Honoring mothers on Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day we at Animal Help Now (AHNow) think not only of our own mothers, but of all mothers. And that’s not just humans. Nor just wildlife. AHNow follows vegan and low-impact principles in its purchasing policies and promotes…
Happy Tricky Day?
What's the adage... Tradition will accustom one to any atrocity?
Putnam County, Missouri: A long way from justice
A report today from the Missouri Department of Conservation confirms: The Missouri boys who recorded videos of themselves enthusiastically cornering and beating to death with baseball bats several raccoons in what certainly qualifies for felony prosecution have been given… a…
Despite good intentions, trapping and relocating wildlife is often a death sentence
Need an argument-ending argument on the contentious issue of whether or not #trapping and #relocating wildlife is humane? When Jack Murphy from Urban Wildlife Rescue Inc endorses an article on humane wildlife control, our ears prick up. And when we…
Nobody Cares! … or do they?
With our app we have solved the problem of finding the closest and most appropriate help for wildlife emergencies, but that doesn’t mean more help is available.
Pre-treating Trash and Recyclables for the Benefit of Wildlife
As we barge through these first decades of the anthropocene – anthroobscene? – we’re getting reminders every day of the damage humans are doing to the planet and to our fellow earthlings. Who isn’t sickened by the sight of a…
Opossum Drops Remain a Threat
Two years ago tonight – on the eve of 2019 – an #opossum with a broken and severely infected leg was hoisted up in a plexiglas box from a #NorthCarolina stage in a thunderstorm, while a band played raucous music…