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AVC Wildlife Service, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE (2025)

The mission of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) wildlife service is to rehabilitate and relieve the suffering of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife on Prince Edward Island. The service is run by a wildlife technician, several veterinarians and student volunteers and sees 250 to 300 animals each year. Staff members are available 24/7 to receive and treat wild animals brought in by good Samari

tans, free of charge. The wildlife service provides care to incoming animals largely thanks to donations from the public. To donate to the wildlife service, please click on the link below and specify that you would like your donation to be given to the "AVC Wildlife Service". If you have found a wild animal you believe is in need of assistance, please call us at (902) 566-0950.

07/21/2023

Hurrah, this afternoon our two glue trap survivors were released and roaming around in the forest! Thanks again for all your support and educating others to not use glue traps because they are cruel.

07/06/2023

Glue traps result in animal cruelty

Last week, three, approximately 6-week-old red squirrels were brought to the AVC Wildlife Service. They had all been found stuck on a single glue trap. The finder had tried to remove the squirrels from the glue, and as a result, the squirrels were stuck to paper towel and disposable gloves. They were coated in glue along their flanks, head, tail, and legs. Their legs were glued together; therefore, they were unable to move, and they appeared weak and exhausted. After providing supportive care and stabilizing the squirrels, they were first cleaned with mineral oil and then washed with Dawn dish soap to remove the oil. One of the squirrels needed part of its tail amputated due to trauma from the glue trap.

Unfortunately, one of the squirrels died the next day. It was determined that the squirrel likely died from hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. The squirrels would have been unable to eat or drink while stuck in the glue trap, and the stomach of the squirrel that died was found empty. Fortunately, the two surviving squirrels are still doing well.

Glue traps are harmful to all wildlife that are small enough to get stuck in a glue trap, not just the intended target “pest” species, such as mice. Glue traps commonly trap non-target species of wildlife such as small birds, snakes, and bats. When any animal is caught in a glue trap, it will struggle against the glue in an attempt to free itself. The death of the animal will be slow, extremely distressing, and painful. The animal will have no access to food or water and will die from dehydration or starvation.

There are still too many hardware and agri-food stores that sell glue traps when we know that there are more humane options. A snap trap is the best alternative to instantly kill unwanted “pest” species.

Please share this post and encourage these stores to remove glue traps from store shelves to prevent further animal suffering and the death of non-target -species.

01/09/2023

A research team at the Atlantic Veterinary College,
led by Dr. Shivani Ojha, Clinical Bacteriologist is looking for volunteers to take part in a research study,
investigating the presence of Salmonella (a
bacterium) at birdfeeders on PEI. It would be good to know as a salmonella study hasn't been done on PEI for many years. It only requires taking a small sample from the feeding area (5 min.). Thank you, if you can help out!

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Charlottetown, PE
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