Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina continues to grow

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Upstate’s personal Tico the raccoon is within the operating for America’s Favourite Pet.

His proprietor says in the event that they win, they plan to donate the prize cash to the Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina. It was previously often known as the Wildlife Rehab of Greenville- the identical non-profit that rescued Tico.

“We take calls from the general public for orphans and injured wildlife and we convey them in for care and if it’s a child we elevate it till it’s launched after which if it’s an injured animal we get them the care that they want,” mentioned Wendy Watson, the group’s president.

The Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina was created again in 1993. They cared for about 3,000 animals final year– like Tiny the skunk.

Tiny got here to the non-profit at only a day previous.

“He was 18 grams and he was extraordinarily small,” defined Angela Wooden, a volunteer. “He actually lived in an incubator for 4 months as a result of he couldn’t preserve his physique temperature.”

He stays with Wooden completely, unable to be launched.

There’s additionally Mellow the owl, who Watson cares for after the hen was hit by a automotive in Florida.

“He’s blind in a single eye. He had a concussion, and he nonetheless will not be like a wild owl, he’s actually calm,” Watson added.

Volunteers are skilled on how one can maintain wildlife together with the place they need to keep, what they need to eat how one can groom them.

“I do should trim his nails as a result of they get actually sharp, and their beaks overgrow,” Watson mentioned. “You must trim it and file it to make it clean.”

Not a single particular person with the group is paid– everybody volunteering.

Angela, a nurse, grew to become a member of the Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina after seeing her pals maintain squirrels.

“We’ve got to do pre-exposure vaccines to have the ability to deal with these animals in addition to the raccoons, fox, animals of that supply,” Wooden talked about.

Whereas the non-profit is rising year-after-year, their mission stays the identical.

“Relying on the harm of the animal and what sort of animal it is– we are able to often assist,” Wooden talked about.

The Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina says they’re all the time in want of extra volunteers and donations.

To study extra in regards to the group, click on right here.

To vote for Tico as America’s Favourite Pet, click on right here.

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