The Animal Reporter

Michele Young writes about animals

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Dog’s rescue story brings out the best and the worst in people

May 16, 2016

He was found wandering the streets of Lancaster, California. Like thousands, probably millions, of other stray dogs, he was sick and starving. Nothing but bones and matted fur, an infected wound festering on the side of his face, days from death. Anemic, his intestines wriggling with parasitic worms and foxtails (those scrubby plants that grow […]

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A bird in the hand is likely in a bad way

September 9, 2014

Saving a wounded bird from certain death on a city street didn’t guarantee it would live to survive on its own.

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Crow a caws for concern

Wendy Ross would like to see this injured crow get help so it can possibly fly again. she's worried it won't survive the winter.

August 13, 2014

An injured crow that seems to be surviving has concerned a Kamloops woman worried about what will happen to the bird in winter.

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Home Depot or Nest Depot?

Home Depot staff marked a box with a bird nest in the store.

July 30, 2014

What happens to birds when they get trapped in the garden centres of places like Canadian Tire or Home Depot? I’ve often questioned if they’re able to get out, or what happens with the ones who build nests in the rafters. So I was encouraged to see what staff in one Kamloops garden centre did […]

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Volunteers learn what it takes to rescue animals during emergencies

A representative from the Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team, Deborah Silk, met with Kamloops volunteers Sunday to start their CDART training.

June 23, 2014

Deborah Silk from the Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team began basic training for a group of 25 Kamloops volunteers who could be called upon to help out in event of an emergency.

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