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Prime Victory:Trapped Ducklings Reunited With Mother
Posted by Guest Blogger at 12:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
It was a long, traumatic tumble down into darkness for four ducklings who recently fell into a 12-foot storm drain at a Florida apartment complex. Hungry and helpless, the ducklings were stranded at the bottom of the drain for at least six hours and faced certain death by drowning.
A compassionate passerby discovered these trapped ducklings and immediately called PETA. We contacted two heroic members of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF), and they, along with the local fire department, acted quickly to rescue the ducklings and reunite them with their worried mother, who hovered nearby.
PETA is currently trying to work with the property manager to retrofit these storm drains so that no more animals face this terrible fate.
If you spot an injured, orphaned, or trapped wild animal, please call your local wildlife rehabilitation center and animal control immediately. If that doesn't work, call the fire department. And if necessary, get local media outlets involved! Remember, never to attempt to take care of rescued wildlife yourself—always seek help from a trained professional. And if you ever become aware of a situation that poses obvious danger to wildlife—like an open storm drain in a pond where ducks reside—speak up and ensure that safeguards are implemented. The best way to protect wildlife from life-threatening emergencies is to prevent them from happening in the first place.
This post by Logan Scherer was originally published on The PETA Files.
Posted to Family & Friends | Posted to Tags: Animal Rescue, Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, ducklings, ducks, Guest Blogger, PETA Files, PETA Victory, Resource Foundation, wildlife rescue
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Roxy says...
January 15th, 2010, 2:25 pm
Great post! Thank you! And thank you for the part you played in helping to save these ducklings.
SIMONE says...
January 15th, 2010, 4:41 pm
Hello from Greece in Europe.Im fun of you and i hope you continue saving animal's lives .
Marcia says...
January 13th, 2012, 7:29 pm
I'm always so thankful for the people who help rescue injured/at risk animals. It looks as if the time is past when no one is interested in helping out.