Polkies, Please Open your Hearts and Vote One More Time
John30_30
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...for a very fine charitable organization, Wildcare of Oklahoma. These folks (and critters of all species) are located east of Noble, Ok. and do volunteer work in rescuing injured and abandoned wildlife from gophers and foxes, to bald eagles and other raptors, to even snapping turtles.:eek:
The entire operation is the labor of love of a wonderful lady named Rondi Large, and has saved literally thousands of wild animals over the years. It is donation-only, and people all over the state and out-of-state bring injured and abandoned animals here. No critter is turned away.
Wildcare
They are in the running for a sizable grant from Pepsi Corp. (250k) which is, yes, another online voting thingy. It runs to the end of July, and right now they can sure use some help. (They are 48th, and the top 2 receive grants) Dunno if that's enough time for them to rally, but it sure would be sweet if this forum could factor into them getting up there.
For as long I can tell, their operation has used their residence and an adjoining barn to house the injured creatures. Oh, and also I saw one of those big welded dome type cages for big birds out there. So this grant would really put them in the driver's seat for facilities.
Vote Here
They're on Facebook, so, if you're on Facebook too, you can spread the word from there.
Thanks, Guys and Girls!
The entire operation is the labor of love of a wonderful lady named Rondi Large, and has saved literally thousands of wild animals over the years. It is donation-only, and people all over the state and out-of-state bring injured and abandoned animals here. No critter is turned away.
Wildcare
They are in the running for a sizable grant from Pepsi Corp. (250k) which is, yes, another online voting thingy. It runs to the end of July, and right now they can sure use some help. (They are 48th, and the top 2 receive grants) Dunno if that's enough time for them to rally, but it sure would be sweet if this forum could factor into them getting up there.
For as long I can tell, their operation has used their residence and an adjoining barn to house the injured creatures. Oh, and also I saw one of those big welded dome type cages for big birds out there. So this grant would really put them in the driver's seat for facilities.
Vote Here
They're on Facebook, so, if you're on Facebook too, you can spread the word from there.
Thanks, Guys and Girls!
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I'm not an environmentalist or tree hugger OR greenie by any streatch of the imagination but I know a good worthy program when I see it . . . VOTED!
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hearingimpared wrote: »I'm not an environmentalist or tree hugger OR greenie by any streatch of the imagination but I know a good worthy program when I see it . . . VOTED!
Thanks Joe. There's no axe to grind, no agenda except helping rehab critters that have become injured or whatever, mostly from floods or other acts of nature.
A couple years ago the snapping turtles all went walkabout because of flooding, and a bunch got hit by cars. They're not too bright, and having their shells cracked open just made them more cranky.:eek:
I was pretty impressed by Rondi's husband barehanding those things in the back of his pickup, as mad as they were. I had my grandson out there with me, and his eyes were bugging out. He's 8 and Mr. Cool now. Age 5, he wasn't so sure of himself with those turtles.
I kinda miss that in him.
They only rarely get a bald eagle or something brought in because some nimrod used it for target practice.
These are just country people doing a good thing. -
He's 8 and Mr. Cool now.
It's going to be like that for a while. I thought I was Mr. Cool up until my 20th birthday :rolleyes:
Voted for a great cause. It's nice to see Pepsi stepping up and doing something like this. -
Thanks Joe. There's no axe to grind, no agenda except helping rehab critters that have become injured or whatever, mostly from floods or other acts of nature.
A couple years ago the snapping turtles all went walkabout because of flooding, and a bunch got hit by cars. They're not too bright, and having their shells cracked open just made them more cranky.:eek:
I was pretty impressed by Rondi's husband barehanding those things in the back of his pickup, as mad as they were. I had my grandson out there with me, and his eyes were bugging out. He's 8 and Mr. Cool now. Age 5, he wasn't so sure of himself with those turtles. I kinda miss that in him.
They only rarely get a bald eagle or something brought in because some nimrod used it for target practice.
These are just country people doing a good thing.
I love animals! This definitely takes dedication. BTW I thought once a snapper's shell is broken they were only good for soup! I had no idea they could still live. Do the shells eventually seal back up? I had a run in with huge snapper, I"m talking about almost three feet in diameter and he was a nasty SOB when we tried to get him in a big trash can to put him back in the woods. He snapped a four inch diameter tree limb we were trying to push him with with one bite!:eek::eek::eek: -
hearingimpared wrote: »I love animals! This definitely takes dedication. BTW I thought once a snapper's shell is broken they were only good for soup! I had no idea they could still live. Do the shells eventually seal back up? I had a run in with huge snapper, I"m talking about almost three feet in diameter and he was a nasty SOB when we tried to get him in a big trash can to put him back in the woods. He snapped a four inch diameter tree limb we were trying to push him with with one bite!:eek::eek::eek:
Dang, that's a big one. You know, I didn't stick around to find out. I have no idea if they even survived, they were kinda bloody and busted up, but definitely active.
These dudes were not quite the size of yours, I'm thinking 1 1/2 foot from memory.
But as badassed as they are, I felt bad for them. Turtles, any kinds, don't stand a chance with cars and hot roads.
Funny story on that note though. That same rainy summer, pond turtles in a tank in this cattle pasture next to this school we walk the dog, they were doing the migration thing too. They'd go right under the barbwire of course, come up to the fence surrounding the ballfield, and just turtle along it until there was a gap.
Then they're out of the protective grass and shade, and in the outfield grass with about a 1 day survival expectancy in the hot sun.
If they were 10 yards within the fence- which they generally were, trying to get somewhere out of there, our boxer would smell them.... and not quite take a point, but just about. He'd freeze in their general direction. Get the visual, if you will, of a 80lb boxer taking a point on a turtle on the other side of the fence.
So my wife would hold the dog and I'd go around to the gate, or vice-versa, and we'd take that turtle back to the pasture and give him a shove in the general direction of his home pond. Sometimes they were dang parched, and we'd have to give them a squirt off the water bottle. Get home, doggie would get a biscuit.
He must have saved 6 or 8 or them. Either that, or the same dang turtle over and over.
