05/04/2023
This is how things work. I posted a picture of a bunny that I had petted and I got reported by a woman from Massachusetts. She has a license for wildlife and I don’t. She has caged animals that she had broken their spirit by caging them, so she can handle them, and show them off for profit. Literally, anyone with money can get a license. Anyways, Facebook, for the first time, sided with me…Thank You, Facebook, but, I deleted the post anyway. I blocked her, but, she had her followers harass me and my followers. Do you think this injured Golden Eagle cared about all that jazz. Here’s Goldie’s story…there was a dead bunny on the corner in the road, the Eagle came down to get it, a car hit it, the Eagle flew up and landed in the road, it was a accident, the Eagle was on a blind corner, but, the driver kept on going. Breezie and I stopped, I checked on the bird, it was alive but wasn’t able to move much. I was so afraid for it, without thinking I bent down so we were face to face, then it clicked, this injured Golden Eagle could rip my face off!! But, when we made eye contact, I knew it was going to be ok. I just picked her up, hugged her so gently, told her it was going to be okay, and set her back from the corner and on the side of the road. I thought I was In luck, Best Friends animal sanctuary in Kanab was only about 20 miles away. I called them, I explained what happened, and how urgent the situation was. They didn’t act that interested. They told me that I would have to take the injured bird myself to them, and Id be responsible for the bill, (and they are the absolute most expensive veterinarians on the planet). I told her I have no experience with moving a Golden Eagle, but, that would be the only way they’d help me, and I told her I didn’t want to have a loose Golden Eagle in my Jeep, and she said, sorry, they couldn’t help me then. Having zero experience with a Golden Eagle, and me knowing there’s no way in heck I’m going to let Goldie die alone in the hot sun, (Kanab, Utah where this happened gets over 100 degrees in the summer) So, I bent down, I explained the situation to Goldie, and moved her farther back from the road. I gave him food and water, he took both from my hand. Breezie and I sat with him for over 4 hours, I gave him more water, massaged his hurt wing, and told him that it was going to be alright. Then, a miracle happened. He all of a sudden had all his energy back, just like that! He jumped up, flapped his wings and flew! He did one circle back around us, let out a screech of joy, and flew off. Amen!! I love animals.