10/14/2026
I want to say how absolutely overwhelmed I am by the amount of support we have received over the past couple of weeks. Seeing the number of people who are also fiercely passionate about animal welfare and thankful for our efforts is truly humbling. I sincerely appreciate every single kind word, comment, message, share and donation.
THANK YOU to everyone who showed up for tonight’s meeting! Some of you drove 2+ hours to support our rescue and the animals.
How amazing is that?!? ❤️🦝❤️
I’m honestly not sure how the meeting went in terms of the percentage of board members who support letting us remain open. Emotions ran high in the beginning but in the end the proposed ordinance was sent back to the planning commission to re-review.
I’m praying they take into account the ordinance Brady township uses and lets the DNR handle wildlife rehabilitation facilities. The likelihood this issue may come up again is highly unlikely and could be addressed at a later time if the need is there.
Rescue, particularly wildlife, is one of the hardest, most time consuming, mentally challenging jobs you can choose. Best part is there is no compensation besides the satisfaction of saving lives. The evil things people do to animals is maddening, intentional or not. Then there’s the stress of treating sometimes horrific injuries, lack of sleep, answering 100s of calls/messages, record keeping, physical labor, being on call basically 24/7- 365 etc etc etc. All with almost an expectation that you help rectify whatever issue the person calling has, for free. There is a reason there’s only 122 rehabbers in the state, BURNOUT. I’m here to tell you compassion fatigue is absolutely a real thing! We need support from local and state officials, not additional stress.
These last 2 weeks have been such a roller coaster of emotions. The stress makes my fibromyalgia symptoms SO much worse, thankfully the next meeting isn’t until
November 9th
I could sleep for a week! 😮💨
Enjoy Danny carving his pumpkin 🎃
