Claws N' Paws Rehab Center

01/29/2025

Do your ears hang low?...

01/29/2025

Aww! A sky puppy!

01/29/2025

They are so cute! Keep them safe!!! If you live with bears, do not out feeders out, feed your pets inside, feed feral cars at a designated time and pickup plates, put trash bins in storage sheds or garages!

01/29/2025

This is one of our finder's flyers! Rehabbers are so busy and it is hard for the Center to remember who took what and for the rehabber post an update!

There are many losses but rehabbers hold on to the successes!!!

Look who is up, alert, and eating on her own.

She was in pretty rough shape when she presented. She was moving, had no major external injuries and her breathing was steady; which gave hope for the combination between the incubator (consistent warmth), warmed fluids, and medication to work on her.

We lose so many animals each year to cat bites. Their punctures on the outside may seem minor but to a small animal those teeth can puncture organs and cause internal bleeding. The bacteria from a cats mouth alone wreaks havoc and can kill an animal in such a short period of time once it enters their bloodstream.

If an animal is bitten or injured by a cat, time is crucial to get it to a rehabber. You cannot wait with cat bites/punctures. There is always a chance they can survive but they need antibiotics right away. Thankfully this little one made it into care in the knick of time and she responded very well to care.

01/29/2025

These are wild! They have to be fed their natural diet! You wouldn't expect a wolf to be fed kibbles & bits? Children should learn the food chain naturally. This way they understand each animal's importance! Owls eat more mice than poison can! But one poisoned mouse can painfully and slowly kill the rodents' natural predator!

01/29/2025

Children learn through play! Wildlife kids do too!

01/26/2025

This is a great post! If you find a raptor take photos of it without a flash, put a box over the raptor with flaps facing out and heavy stones to weigh the box down and start contacting DEEP's raptor list!

https://portal.ct.gov/deep/wildlife/rehabilitator/animals-in-distress/hawks-and-owls-in-distress

Also please add Rose Morals to your FB and inbox her you have a raptor in need of help!

01/26/2025

Meigs Point Nature Center always have great presentations! Join them!

Reservations Required. Send an email to [email protected]

Join us Saturday, March 8 at 10am for The Wonders & Perils of Bird Migration. We will explore the awe-inspiring phenomenon of bird migration and uncover the mysteries behind their epic voyages.

Presented by Craig Repasz, President of the Friends of Stewart B McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

Reservations Required.
meigspointnaturecenter.org/calendar

01/26/2025

Awww! Your kids would love to meet this raptor! Gives you a reason to tag along! Also a great idea for a date!

We are slowly stepping back into programs starting February 1st with take your children to the library day. We hope you can join us!

Public Programs
FEBRUARY
February 1st
11:00 a.m.
Cheshire Library - Owls
For more information: (203) 272-2245
104 Main St, Cheshire, CT 06410

February 15th
11:00 a.m.
Wild Birds Unlimited - Birds of Prey
For more information: (860) 417-2236
1142 Main St Unit B, Watertown, CT 06795
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01/26/2025

Another success story!

Many of our raptor (hawks, owls, falcons, vultures) rehabbers have a quarantine area. This is necessary when they get a bird in for it to decompress and also be tested for the Avian Flu! We have great raptor rehabbers......if you need one, please check the DEEP list and call ALL! Also add Rose Morals and inbox her about the raptor! We will try to get the raptor help as soon as possible!

Otsi shares his story about not crowding Snowy Owl migrants. He was flushed and was struck by a vehicle causing a severe wing trauma. Enjoy from a far distance! Or come meet Otsi at an APCH presentation.

01/26/2025

Angela Luna Grano is a super hero! She wears a hero cape as an ACO and another super cape as a rehabber! She specializes in Ravens!

With the assistance of Angela and the wonderful team of volunteers at Roaring Brook Nature Center, this owl was saved! Thank you to all that helped!

01/26/2025

We need you to help advocate for wildlife! We are tired of wildlife dying a slow and painful death! Please help our wildlife! Don't wait until this poison affects you personally!

Too many innocent animals in CT have fallen victim to Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs). This needs to STOP now! 🛑

Friends of Animals & A Place Called Hope

*These numbers are only coming from one raptor rehabber in CT. There are several similar rehab facilities in the state whose numbers are not included.*

01/26/2025

Many folks need to plan ahead with family events and work schedules! We are trying to give you a heads up! Please save these two dates!

MANDATORY WORKSHOP! Saturday, March 1st.
This is mandatory for all future rehabbers! If you DO NOT attend this day long workshop, you can NOT take the test! Both of these are requirements to get licensed!

Spring Meet! Saturday March 29th.
This is a day of many workshops! This gives future rehabbers opportunity to get some training hours done and able to network with licensed rehabbers!
More info on how to register for both will be coming soon so keep your eyes open!


Please add Rose Morals to your fb if you want to a rehabber and inbox her your interest!

01/22/2025

Wolf parents love their pups and discipline, protect, and teach their pups social and living skills! I wish all human parents did the same!

01/22/2025

Rats are super clean! They live in the sewer because we make them...not by choice!

01/22/2025

Coyotes don't wait til Valentine's Day to get romantic... they start in January! Remember when you adopted your pet you became your pet's protector! Don't leave unattended/unsupervised pets outside!!!

Have y’all seen the warnings spreading like wildfire on social media, claiming that coyotes become extra aggressive in January and February, when they’re seeking mates? Guess what: it’s not true!

Coyotes are looking for love this time of year, but that doesn’t have anything to do with aggression. Coyote attacks are extremely rare, and the only two fatal attacks that have ever occurred on humans took place in August 1981 and October 2009, about as far from January and February as you can get!

During absolutely any time of year, coyotes will protect themselves and their families from threats, and those threats can include dogs that are allowed to roam at large. This isn’t malicious. Dogs defend their families from coyotes, and coyotes defend their families from dogs, too. The correct way to prevent that is to keep your dog either indoors or in a secure coyote-proof fence unless it is a working livestock guardian.

Mating season aside, January and February are when prey becomes harder and harder for coyotes to find, so they may, in desperation, try to eat cats and small dogs that are left outside unattended. This, too, isn’t malicious on the coyote’s part. We can’t leave free food outside and then be surprised when someone responds to the open invitation.

It is the responsibility of pet owners to care for their pets, not the responsibility of coyotes to stop being coyotes. Keep your pets secure because they deserve that— and leave your wild neighbors alone.