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About
Us:
Urban
Wildlife is a nonprofit organization
founded in 2001. Urban Wildlife cares for
injured and orphaned wildlife that are
returned to the wild when healthy. The
rehabilitation process can take anywhere
from a few weeks to a year.
Urban
Wildlife provides food, shelter and
medical care to small mammals such as
foxes, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons,
muskrats, skunks, opossums and others
native to Massachusetts. Urban Wildlife
has wildlife rehabilitators in 4
locations: Springfield, Chicopee ,
Montgomery and Westfield.
We
Need You!
In
about a month Urban Wildlife will begin
stocking supplies for the spring season.
We urgently need your help
in order to prepare for the wildlife that
will will be arriving soon. Last year we
used 25 five pound containers of Esbilac
(a total cost of $1250.00) to feed very
young ophaned animals. This year we expect
to use as much or more. We also need to
purchase important medical supplies for
these animals. If we don't increase our
funds, we will be forced to turn away
animals in need when the phones start
ringing in March....When this happens you
can be sure that many of these poor
creatures will simply die or be euthanized
by animal control officials. It really
is terrible to have to answer the calls
and say we simply don't have the money or
supplies to rescue any more
animals.
    
In
our first year we rehabilitated over 80
small mammals. In 2006, Urban Wildlife
rescued 375 small mammals.
Urban
Wildlife receives no state or federal
funding and relies entirely on donations.
Urban Wildlife is very important because
the animals that come to our facility have
no other place to go.
Please
help us help the wildlife of
Massachusetts. There are many ways that
individuals, schools and clubs can help.
We have education programs, projects, a
wish
list,
and of course, cash donations are always
accepted.
In
addition, we are looking for 'host
families' for wildlife
release.
Please
call Urban Wildlife for more
information.
Supported
in part by the donations from
Davenport
and
Company
dee4@davenportandco.com
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