One Humane World

11/01/2025

11/01/2025

At noon in November,
the fox hunts the frozen grass. 🦊
Not madness, not rabies—
just hunger racing against the clock.

Each leap, each catch,
a heartbeat closer to winter’s edge.
Survival is the only instinct left.

06/27/2025

In 1934, when most conservation spaces were created by men and meant for game hunting, Rosalie Edge did something radical.

She found out hunters were using a Pennsylvania mountain ridge as a perch to slaughter thousands of migrating hawks for sport. So she bought the entire mountain.

No compromise. No delay. Just action.

Rosalie, a suffragist turned fierce conservationist, transformed the site into Hawk Mountain Sanctuary—the first refuge in the world dedicated solely to birds of prey.

At a time when hawks, falcons, and eagles were seen as pests, her sanctuary became a turning point. Scientists and bird lovers gathered to watch and count raptors, starting one of the longest-running migration datasets in history.

Her act sparked a ripple effect: helping shift public perception of predators and laying the groundwork for the modern environmental movement. Long before Rachel Carson or Earth Day, Rosalie Edge had already drawn a line in the sky: these creatures matter.

Because of her, the sky is still alive with wings.

06/21/2025

05/22/2025

❤️

05/17/2025

LESSON FOR THE DAY ~ Always place injured birds that can't stand up by themselves in a "doughnut" and place them in a box. Do not give them any food or water.
This bird is a Northern Mockingbird. It was found on the ground last night and was laying on its back. The person did put the bird in a box but it could not stand and was left laying on its side. The finder also dripped some water down the bird's mouth before calling for help. Not a good thing to do.
While on the phone, I had them make a nice "doughnut" for the bird so it could be in an upright natural position. After they did that they said the bird looked more comfortable and alert.
Unfortunately the mocker came in "mouth breathing." It is hard to say if the mouth breathing is from being aspirated when it was given water or if it was from the impact.
SO - Please keep birds supported upright in a box (as shown in the photo below) not laying on their side. Birds have air sacs along the sides of their body that expand and contract when the the bird breathes. Injured birds should be gently supported so air sacs can expand and contract and the bird can breathe easily. Do not try to give any food or water - unless you are instructed otherwise by your rehabber. You can very easily aspirate an injured bird and that alone can kill a bird. Help save a bird, feel free to share.
Learn more at www.helpwildbirds.org
There is more information on our website and guidance on what to do if you find a bird that needs help.

05/13/2025

04/23/2025

"When you spray for bugs, you also take away my breakfast.
Pesticides don’t just target pests — they also eliminate the food I need to feed myself and my chicks. 🐦💔
Please choose natural solutions. Nature depends on balance."

04/10/2025

FOX UPDATES:
Reading - our 7 week old orphaned fox kit from Reading has overcome a lot of medical issues including an abscess, anemia, toxoplasmosis, roundworms, hookworms, neurosis and emaciation. He is ready to be moved from our indoor rehab space to his own outdoor enclosure so he doesn’t get too used to people. The next big step for him is finding him a buddy. Patreon members have named him 'Boots'.

Webster - our Webster Fox is doing amazing! He has responded very well to treatment for mange, secondary rodenticide exposure, intestinal parasites and a skin infection. He still has a ways to go but is definitely over the hump!

Swansea - our tiny orphaned kit from Swansea is the only one of her siblings to survive. We are still hoping to catch her father but her mother is presumed to have passed (check previous post). She is doing very well and gaining more strength every day. She was treated for dehydration and, to date, Is the youngest fox I have ever treated for mange. She is only 2 weeks old.

Longmeadow - this guy is the one I am worried about. He was seen for almost a year with plastic trash around his head and members of the community watched his health fade as he contracted mange. It got worse and worse. His skin is in really rough shape. His tail has exposed tendons and ligaments. He is dealing with a bad infection and GI bleed. He is being treated for mange, severe anemia, septicemia and rodenticide poisoning. He seemed fine all day yesterday and then we almost lost him last night. Team members stayed up with him all night. Below is a picture of him this morning. He seems to be responding to the treatment. I love them all, but of the four, this one has really stolen my heart. He has been through so much for so long. I just want to see him get better.

If you would like to support the care of these foxes, we would greatly appreciate it. They are just four of many wild animals here in need.