Finding a fawn alone is perfectly normal
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A Day In The Life of Fran Kitchen
In 2019 Fran took in OVER 900 animals. She currently takes care of three counties, Portage, Wayne and her own county, Summit. You may have seen the notice we posted last week that there was a rumor going around that Fran was dead, had cancer and not taking in wildlife anymore. As we mentioned, THIS…
Pure Ignorance
Dear Friends – Something happened over the weekend that ripped my heart out and made me so mad that I was too angry to write about it until now. I have been rehabilitating wildlife for 56 years and the one thing that I can’t seem to get through to people is to NEVER leave an…
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Memories
I have made so many memories in all of my years of wildlife work. Some of those memories are good and some are not, but they are all a big part of my life and my biggest motivators. For today’s Throwback Thursday I thought I would ramble a bit on some of those memories. My…
Animals | Birds | Facts | Fran Kitchen | Nature
Baby Birds
This is the time of year when Mama Bird is teaching her fledglings how to fly, and you see them all over the ground. This past week, I received 25 calls about baby birds all in ONE DAY!! People are inquisitive, so I put together these facts to help anyone out who comes in contact…
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Rabies: What Do You Know?
Rabies is a deadly virus that strikes the central nervous system of mammals and almost always results in death if not treated. The virus is spread through an infected animal’s saliva. People and pets do not have to be bitten in order to contract the disease; there only needs to be an open cut, scratch, pimple or…
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Introducing “Thelma and Louise”
Drum roll please… I’d like to introduce to you our newest education animals at Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc., Thelma and Louise! These two opossum sisters came to us earlier in the week from The Ohio Wildlife Center in Columbus. Their center has a program at the local Marysville prison where inmates help to raise…