Rachelle is the most knowledgeable wildlife rehabilitation specialist you could ever hope to have. She knows what she is doing!
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Robin Kent
8 years ago
I am a wildlife rehabber.
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Jill Bielawski
8 years ago
Social media director, Animal Help Now
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Pamela Strauss
8 years ago
All animals need to have food durin the winter they should not be left to starve & freeze to death.
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Linn Price
8 years ago
compassion please!
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Maureen Graber
8 years ago
Rehabilitation is the humane thing, the only right thing to do. Anything else is either neglect or abuse.
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Kate McElligatt
8 years ago
Protection for wildlife needs to be increased not decreased. I'm a volunteer in a rescue organization. Ill and injured animals deserve the best care available.
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Pat McKnight
8 years ago
They want to stop the spread of the disease not for the sake of the animals, but for the sake of attracting lots of hunters with lots of money to spend.
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Connie Hall
8 years ago
the wildlife rehabbers can and do an amazing job rescuing and saving orphan and injured animals. Let them rehab and release according to the ways they are taught, which are working. We are increasing becoming humans without humanity, and this especially is where animals are concerned. We need wildlife, rehabbers, and conservation areas to remain and thrive and most of all, get help, not more restrictions.
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kenny c armstrong
8 years ago
please let this wonderful lady be able to care for these animals
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Rita Wilburn
8 years ago
I am not a deer r ehabber, although I know that the rehabbers are responsible care givers of the deer they receive and would not jeopardise their health.
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Janet Faraci
8 years ago
These orphaned fawn raised and released by rehabbers have nothing to do with the spread of any disease. They are always very well cared for and healthy when released.
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Chris Schoon
8 years ago
I've participated as a volunteer rehabber of whitetail fawns, as well as a couple of American black bears, two cougars, emus, pythons and boas, other wildlife. Please allow informed discussion w/ relevant stake-holders re: your decision to ban rescue of all deer in the state. More information is clearly required to support such a draconian position that will have extensive ripple effects and unintended consequences for wildlife and rehabbers in Iowa. Thanks you.
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8 years ago
heartless and unnecessary
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Craig Stillman
8 years ago
Looking ahead to the end result, DNR, a self funded agency, is looking for yet another way to write a citation for revenue and punish those that are already giving of their time and revenue in the form of rescuing these animals that wouldn't stand a chance. If the DNR wants to stop voluntary work, then they should step up and pump more dollars into their budget and make darn sure that they are doing what the volunteers are doing. Good luck with that as they have not the resources to cover the ground that these good samaritans do. Why not school the volunteers if there is any doubt that they cannot recognize the illness? No, instead, they would rather create a situation that will generate more funds in the way of fines to support their existence. Transparent, shameful and pathetic to me. Buck up DNR. You have been caught. Let this one go. Try something else.
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Jean Regenwether
8 years ago
This is abhorrent, even the consideration of letting a fawn suffer and die when a rehabilitation is possible. It seems this new administration and government cares very little about the land and the animals that inhabit it.
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Lori Kendrick
8 years ago
This blanket ban does more harm than good. DNR needs to get back to protecting our wildlife and get out of their love affair with NRA and hunters.
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Melody Boots
8 years ago
We must save our wildlife sometimes it requires help from loving caring people .. We need to support their selfless efforts to ensure our wildlife does not disappear ..
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Kari Jansen
8 years ago
I agree with - if they are sick, don’t let them suffer, but if not — they shouldn’t have to die. Another giant step back for the wildlife.
Rachelle is the most knowledgeable wildlife rehabilitation specialist you could ever hope to have. She knows what she is doing!
I am a wildlife rehabber.
Social media director, Animal Help Now
All animals need to have food durin the winter they should not be left to starve & freeze to death.
compassion please!
Rehabilitation is the humane thing, the only right thing to do. Anything else is either neglect or abuse.
Protection for wildlife needs to be increased not decreased. I'm a volunteer in a rescue organization. Ill and injured animals deserve the best care available.
They want to stop the spread of the disease not for the sake of the animals, but for the sake of attracting lots of hunters with lots of money to spend.
the wildlife rehabbers can and do an amazing job rescuing and saving orphan and injured animals. Let them rehab and release according to the ways they are taught, which are working. We are increasing becoming humans without humanity, and this especially is where animals are concerned. We need wildlife, rehabbers, and conservation areas to remain and thrive and most of all, get help, not more restrictions.
please let this wonderful lady be able to care for these animals
I am not a deer r ehabber, although I know that the rehabbers are responsible care givers of the deer they receive and would not jeopardise their health.
These orphaned fawn raised and released by rehabbers have nothing to do with the spread of any disease. They are always very well cared for and healthy when released.
I've participated as a volunteer rehabber of whitetail fawns, as well as a couple of American black bears, two cougars, emus, pythons and boas, other wildlife. Please allow informed discussion w/ relevant stake-holders re: your decision to ban rescue of all deer in the state. More information is clearly required to support such a draconian position that will have extensive ripple effects and unintended consequences for wildlife and rehabbers in Iowa. Thanks you.
heartless and unnecessary
Looking ahead to the end result, DNR, a self funded agency, is looking for yet another way to write a citation for revenue and punish those that are already giving of their time and revenue in the form of rescuing these animals that wouldn't stand a chance. If the DNR wants to stop voluntary work, then they should step up and pump more dollars into their budget and make darn sure that they are doing what the volunteers are doing. Good luck with that as they have not the resources to cover the ground that these good samaritans do. Why not school the volunteers if there is any doubt that they cannot recognize the illness? No, instead, they would rather create a situation that will generate more funds in the way of fines to support their existence. Transparent, shameful and pathetic to me. Buck up DNR. You have been caught. Let this one go. Try something else.
This is abhorrent, even the consideration of letting a fawn suffer and die when a rehabilitation is possible. It seems this new administration and government cares very little about the land and the animals that inhabit it.
This blanket ban does more harm than good. DNR needs to get back to protecting our wildlife and get out of their love affair with NRA and hunters.
We must save our wildlife sometimes it requires help from loving caring people .. We need to support their selfless efforts to ensure our wildlife does not disappear ..
I agree with - if they are sick, don’t let them suffer, but if not — they shouldn’t have to die. Another giant step back for the wildlife.
PLEASE!!!!!