We’ve been doing something new!

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

The last several Thursdays Operation Orphan has been joining the Barberton elementary schools for an afterschool ‘Animal Club’ .

Fran brings in baby groundhogs, baby bunnies, and a baby squirrels and more, then talks to the kids about each. It has been one of the highlights of Fran’s week!

To learn more about Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc., or to make a donation to Kitchen’s lifelong work, go to operationorphanwildlife.com.

Baby Season | Rescue Information

Would you be willing to help by giving a donation?

Dear Friends, Believe it or not, as of Nov. 1st we are STILL getting babies needing hand fed into the facility! These babies will not be released until Spring because mom would help them get thru the winter. Fall Squirrel babies would not have time to do a winter stash of food. This means our…

Why The Parks Say “NO”

When it comes to parks, there are some important rules to follow. Many people don’t like to follow these rules; many times it’s because it is unclear to them why these rules exist. Or maybe they don’t even know these rules exist! Here are a couple of important rules that parks have in place to…

Educational Animals

RABIES: WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

With baby season in full swing, I’ve been getting a lot of calls about baby raccoon, an animal that I can not longer take in. In the past I was allowed to raise raccoons and release them back into the wild. However, for the last several years 15 Ohio Counties, Stark and have imposed rules that…

Beaver

BABY BEAVER UPDATE:

Engineering at it’s best!

Those of you that follow our page may recall that back in July, we posted a video of a 4 week old beaver. It was stolen from its mom in the middle of the night by people that were fishing and thought they would ‘save it’. The truth is, it should have been left alone as mom was not far away. This happens far too often when humans try to intervene when they shouldn’t.

Baby Season | Rescue Information

For Sick and Injured Wildlife

For sick and injured wildlife, you can also seek out help from Metropolitan Vet Hospital for sick and injured wildlife, as I don’t want an animal in need to suffer. NOTE: I do not have an answering machine because I receive get so many calls that I am unable to return them so please continue…

Birds | Educational Animals | Mike | Ohio | Osprey

Sometimes You Just Have To Go With What You Have

Last year, a call came in that an Osprey nest had come down with three young birds. They were almost old enough to take first flight. We had gotten so much rain that the nest was saturated with water and it broke loose from its resting place in the tree. Osprey nest high in the…