![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…
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…
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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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.…
It’s time for a new term. Anthrothanasia, perhaps? Euthanasia is defined as a kind death, generally applying to animals outside our own species, mostly to our animal companions, whom we deem to no longer have (or to soon no longer…
(They’re safe.) Another baby/busy season is well under way, and again we at Animal Help Now are deluged with reminders that even in an age of increasing appreciation for wildlife, the critical work of wildlife rehabilitation remains woefully under-appreciated, under-supported,…
This article was originally published in New Mexico Vegan. Think fast. Your neighbor’s cat has injured a bird. You’ve managed to scare off the cat, and now it’s just you and the bird, who’s dazed and bleeding slightly. What do…
It’s a cold, sunny day, and you’re strolling alone on a sidewalk in an unfamiliar neighborhood in an unfamiliar town. Enjoying the new sights and sounds, you don’t notice the black ice patch until it’s too late. You hear your…