Rescue Truck Vandalized

Fauna Rescue, Inc. of Nashua, NH had the main truck that they use for transports vandalized on Sunday, July 16, 2005 sometime between 11am and 4pm. The back window was completely shattered. It will cost several hundred dollars to replace the glass.

(PRWEB) July 22, 2005 -- Fauna Rescue, Inc. of Nashua, NH had the main truck that they use for transports vandalized on Sunday, July 16, 2005 sometime between 11am and 4pm. The back window was completely shattered. It will cost several hundred dollars to replace the glass. Money that is desperately needed for the care and support of the animals in their program will have to be diverted to pay for the damage caused by the vandalism. This is another hard blow to a small rescue that is already struggling and overburdened with public demands for their services.

Fauna Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides rescue and shelter to homeless pets - primarily parrots and other animals. They have taken in several hard core dog and cat cases that were slated for euthanasia. "The public keeps calling us to take their animals or to see what we have, which is basically a day at the zoo - but few volunteer or offer financial support" stated Director Linda Wisner who is working two temporary part-time jobs in order to help the rescue meet expenses, along with her volunteering countless hours seven days a week - and it is not enough.

Their goal is to provide a long-term permanent sanctuary for some of the animals and the birds that will live another 50-100 years under their care. "But a facility and sanctuary take money - money that we can't get through grants or donors because the public does not recognize the homeless bird problem or dogs and cats that have special needs. Euthanasia is basically disposal - if it is too difficult our society's answer is 'disposal'. The public argues and demands services from [our non-profit because they are under the misunderstanding that we are being bank-rolled by the government. Let me assure you that is not the case!" informs the Director. "You would be surprised at the arguments that I get when I tell people we just 'can't afford' to do something."

Picture of Whitney: http://www.faunarescue.org/images.web/whitney.jpg

Birds, like this Blue Front Amazon named Whitney, will most likely never find a "pet home". He is plucked and not pretty, loud and vicious - even though he loves attention and is a great talker. Birds like Whitney usually end up in breeder situations. Owners with aggressive birds are told that the reason they are acting in that manner is because they need to breed. Aggressive golden retrievers wouldn't be put in a breeding situation to produce pet puppies - so why would you place an aggressive bird in a pet breeding program? All wild animals - lions, tigers and bears - are cute and cuddly when babies. When they reach adulthood they display their natural wild behaviors. Parrots are wild animals.

Fauna Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit avian rescue headquartered in Nashua, NH. For more information about Fauna Rescue please visit their website: faunarescue.org or call 603.889.5035.

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