Author Archives: ForFoxSake

What to do if you find a cold wild animal

AAAA it’s cold. 🥶 January is the coldest month of the year here in Chattanooga, and it’s a rough time for many wild animals. Climate change is, perhaps surprisingly to many, causing more wild animals to freeze to death. Animals all over the world, including here in Tennessee, are giving birth out-of-season, changing their migrationContinue reading “What to do if you find a cold wild animal”

On the Release of Fur Farmed Mink

We heard some disturbing news last night about yet another fur farm that was sabotaged by animal rights activists, releasing thousands of mink into the wild. 😞 One might expect us to be supportive of these kinds of actions, but releasing animals from fur farms isn’t good for the individual animals or for the speciesContinue reading “On the Release of Fur Farmed Mink”

Beware of Free Snake Relocation

Here’s something that unfortunately happens often: a member of the general public finds a snake in their yard. They consult the internet for help identifying it, and people tell them it’s venomous and needs to be removed immediately before it harms someone. Soon, the thread has tons of people offering to relocate the snake forContinue reading “Beware of Free Snake Relocation”

How to Tell Good Sanctuaries from Bad

It’s a horrible reality that many of us don’t like to talk about with the general public: Some facilities that call themselves “sanctuaries” are not sanctuaries. Just recently, many of our friends have had to that take a massive influx of non-releasable wildlife from a “sanctuary” where conditions were even worse than the worst puppyContinue reading “How to Tell Good Sanctuaries from Bad”

Box Turtle Facial Inflammation Syndrome

This photo shows Glen, a patient we treated for turtle facial inflammation syndrome, or BTFIS. It didn’t have a name until we gave it one, but this disease has been recorded since the 1970s and clearly linked to pesticide exposure since the 1990s. It involves inflammation of the eyes, ears, and nasal passages, often eventuallyContinue reading “Box Turtle Facial Inflammation Syndrome”

When Leaving Orphan Fawns to Die is the Right Thing to Do

This has been a regular problem since Tennessee’s new policies went into place, which completely ban the rehabilitation of deer to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease. The finders often tell us that they can’t just leave a baby animal alone to die. We get it, truly. We know it’s hard. It goes againstContinue reading “When Leaving Orphan Fawns to Die is the Right Thing to Do”

Tennessee’s Recently Extirpated Wildlife

Imagine if Tennessee had recently lost its very last black bear. Imagine if the bald eagle hadn’t been seen here in 30 years. Imagine if someone still alive today had hunted the very last white-tailed deer in the state. People would talk about it, wouldn’t they? There would have been news articles, high-profile breeding programs,Continue reading “Tennessee’s Recently Extirpated Wildlife”

Missing Context in Picture of Coyote Grabbing Dog By Collar

People love taking stories and photos out of context to vilify wildlife. We’re honestly not sure what the motive is, but it happens all the time. You’ve likely seen the top photo in warnings on social media about how coyotes are dangerous, brutal hunters who love to kill domestic dogs. Sometimes the photo includes anContinue reading “Missing Context in Picture of Coyote Grabbing Dog By Collar”

Tennessee Bans Deer Rehabilitation

We’ve been dreading making this announcement, but with fawn season fast approaching and the new rules becoming official today, we’ve unfortunately got to break this upsetting news. We (and other rehabilitators in Tennessee) will no longer be allowed to to rehabilitate deer under any circumstances. This is true regardless of the deer’s age, condition, orContinue reading “Tennessee Bans Deer Rehabilitation”