From the Salisbury Journal
AN OWL that was left to die in a bin has been released back into the wild after receiving treatment.
Moyles Court Wildlife Hospital received a report from Cedar Vets in Verwood of a tawny owl that was found ‘dumped and left to die in a waste bin’.
The bird was found with a broken wing, dehydrated and smelt of bin waste.
After a lot of medical care, the owl was safely released back into society.
A spokesperson for Moyles Court said: “Sadly this Tawny Owl was found dumped and left to die in a waste bin.
“It was found by a compassionate passer-by and taken to Cedar Vets who passed him to us. The owl was dripping in smelly bin waste, as well as being dehydrated and starving he had also suffered a wing fracture.
“We see and repair many fractured wings at our Wildlife hospital.
“After receiving specialist treatment, nursing and rehabilitation here at our hospital he was once again strong and able to fly.”
We really need to stop treating animals like commodities. This hurts my heart.
It's sometimes hard to decide to share stories like this. It shows some of the worst of humanity, but it also shows some of the best, as a group of people found this poor animal and never gave up on it.
I tend to pass on stories where it doesn't end on a positive note. Only about 1/3 of animals leave a rehab center, but they give all of them the best chance they can.
Aw, I wasn't poking at you, I'm really sorry if I sounded like I was. You do a great job here, and awareness is important. People get bothered and sometimes good things come from it. I know a lot of our wildlife and even domestic animal friends have the odds against them, and maybe the person who put the owl in the bin even mistook it for dead. I really don't know the details. But the term was changed from ecosystem to ecoweb to illustrate our interdependence.
I did not take it as directed at me. No worries.
I figured they thought it wasn't able to be saved, but I'm glad someone else felt otherwise.
Thank you, I'm glad you didn't take it that way* and also glad someone also thought otherwise.
*Autocorrect is the bane of my online interaction.