![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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I’ve been directing small nonprofits for 25 years, and I’m finally accepting the reality that fundraising is an essential aspect of the work of a small nonprofit’s executive director. This is a bark and bite thing. The bite is not…
All around the world, people are spending more time at home. So it only makes sense that so many people are considering adding a dog, cat, or other animal companion to their families. After all, having an animal companion can…
Help! There’s an injured or possibly dead opossum in the road. What should I do? If you can safely do so, it’s generally a good idea to stop when you find an animal in the road, whether the animal is…
Animal Help Now (AHNow) is in a unique position in the world of wildlife rehabilitation. The very nature of our work gives us more access than anyone to US wildlife rehabilitators. Today we approached our focus group – a diverse…
Note: This piece was originally published in the Boulder Daily Camera on May 24, 2019. The recently released summary of the upcoming UN report on nature describes a biosphere rapidly degrading under the profoundly deleterious influences of Homo sapiens. (Yes,…
The Opossum “Drop ” in North Carolina pits rural folks against people in urban and suburban communities. Advocates would be wise to keep this in mind. I understand that a human being can be OK with capturing a wild animal…
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