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Waders to the Rescue – \u00a9ingridtaylar<\/p><\/div>\n

Given my general antipathy<\/a> toward sport hunting, it’s ironic that my animal helping supply list looks a lot like a sportsman’s: Waders? Check. Covert knife? Check. Shrimp net? Check. Nail scissors?<\/p>\n

(We all know there’s a lot of mani-pedi going on in those duck blinds, don’t kid yourselves.)<\/p>\n

Animal Rescue and the Prime Directive<\/h3>\n

This supply overlap is actually testament to an object’s inherent neutrality. A knife can be used to kill or to set free — a net to capture or to rescue. We humans can be predatory, symbiotic, benign or some combination.**<\/p>\n

The fact is, whether you believe we’re inseparable from the cycles of the wild, or detached in that Victorian “we’re so not animals”<\/a> way, we’re engaged with the non-human world both deliberately and inadvertently. So … the whole point of this post, in case you were wondering, is that when human actions cause injury (deliberately or inadvertently) … and we find those animals along our roads and travels . . . Hugh and I have some gear on hand to help.<\/p>\n

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In-the-Field Medical Exam by USGS – \u00a9ingridtaylar<\/p><\/div>\n

The Animal Rescue Gear<\/h3>\n

Our “gear” began with a collapsible pet carrier and some work gloves. At that point, we could still transport a few pieces of luggage and one niece or nephew in the backseat. Years later, in the same two-door Civic, we can barely get a turnip in the trunk.<\/p>\n

Here’s a basic list of supplies we have on hand for animal emergencies. Full-time rescuers have larger stashes, including task-specific tools.<\/p>\n

** Note: We’re licensed in the State of California to work with and transport wildlife.<\/b> If you’re not, find out where your local wildlife facility or rehabber<\/a> is located, in case you encounter an animal emergency. If you’re interested in becoming a wildlife volunteer, you can check with these same facilities for their volunteer training programs.<\/p>\n

Our supplies aren’t wildlife specific, though. Whenever we’re on a beach, for instance, it seems we encounter balls of fishing filament<\/a> that need cutting and unraveling. So, for general aid and assistance, this is a bare-bones facsimile of what we have in our trunk.<\/p>\n