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…
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…
Co-Authored with Kathleen McCurdy, Concerned North Carolina Citizen and Member of Team Millie. Team Millie is a cooperative effort led by Animal Help Now and The Opossum’s Pouch Sanctuary, Rescue and Rehabilitation, seeking year-round protection for opossums in North Carolina.…
Note: For an update on Millie, the opossum referenced below, and on the “opossum drop” itself, see our Nov 2019 blog, here. The ridiculous, cruel and anachronistic opossum “drop” in Andrews, North Carolina, went ahead last night as planned (video).…
mother vt to give birth to, to give rise to, to care for or protect like a mother Is it wrong for me to expand the concept of Mother’s Day? I hope not, ’cause here I go! First off, a…
We stand in unity with the Women’s March today – and each day forward as we move into these increasingly challenging times. With the current power structure in the United States – that is to say, with the federal government…
Guest Blogger Jill Bielawski Editor and Social Media Director, Animal Help Now Cute animal videos have long been an internet sensation, and many sites have profited from their popularity. But much of that “cute” footage actually features animals who are…
Recent research showing bats quarrel and confirming rats are ticklish further erodes the already staid position that humans are so very different from other species. This position, of course, is the refuge of scoundrels who assert that human otherness (read:…
It’s official. Over the next several years, the State of Colorado will kill hundreds of mountain lions and bears in a tone deaf, misguided effort to increase deer populations for hunting. With its December 14 decision, the Colorado Wildlife Commission…
Friends, A year ago, as we moved into December, Animal Help Now asked for your support for the year ahead, specifically toward our goal of doubling the number of people who use our app. You delivered, and so did we.…