Birds Of A Feather Gotta Stick Together

September 17, 2020

Flying Fox Bat Rescue Australia

Of all the amazing people out there working with animals, those who volunteer their spare time to animal rescue shelters have to be some of the best. If it’s something you’ve always thought about and wanted to do, nothing could be more rewarding.

Though it’s not for the faint of heart. When the public gets the chance to view these poor, rescued animals, they are in better shape mentally and physically. Many of the rescued animals are not just surrender cases, they’ve come from abusive, neglectful homes and are in trauma. It takes a kind soul to dedicate their time to nursing these poor animals back to health so that they can live the rest of their natural lives in the comfort and safety they deserve.

Bald Is Beautiful

Take the case of the bald cockatoo named Fifi that came to live with a lucky couple in the United States. Having spent many years confined in a tiny cage and never having the freedom to stretch her feathers or fly, Fifi had plucked out all her feathers one by one until there were none left. Whether out of anxiety, boredom, or sheer frustration, nobody knows the reason why a bird would self-mutilate to this extent, except that she wasn’t happy and she certainly wasn’t getting the proper care she needed to live a healthy life.

But thankfully she was rescued by a local parrot shelter and it was love at first sight for Fifi’s soon-to-be new mom. Having volunteered for a parrot rescue for several years, the day that Fifi came into the shelter was the breaking point for this fine lady. She couldn’t resist taking this cockatoo home and giving her the kind of home she deserved. But first, she had to convince her husband. Watch:

Who knew birds could smile or show so much expression and joy in the faces as this incredible cockatoo. It just goes to show you how extraordinary these creatures are and how we must respect all living beings on this planet, no matter if they are feathered or walk around on four legs.

Batzilla The Bat: Flying Fox Rescue

Even bats are worthy of respect. Bats get such a bad reputation and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t cringe with fear and disgust at the sight of them. They’ve been the subject of superstitious folklore for centuries and the story of the vampires lives on in popular fiction, movies and TV even today.

But bats are not the evil, scary monsters we’ve been tricked into believing. Take flying foxes, for example. These cute creatures are nothing but adorable fruit-eating puppies with wings.

If you’re not convinced, take a look at this video:

This amazing woman has been volunteering her time to Bat Conservation Rescue Queensland for the past 16 years or so. She has rescued thousands of bats and is passionate about raising awareness of the vital importance of these incredible beasts.

These poor creatures get trapped in barbed wire and fruit netting, attacked by dogs, and are generally disliked by everyone who encounters them. Believed to be a noisy, stinky menace, they are in fact essential to the ecological system and without them, our planet would suffer.

Dennis Wade is devoted to caring for any bats that are taken into her home, with the goal of rehabilitating them to be released into the wild.

So the next time you see a bat, don’t run for cover. Marvel at this incredible design of nature and be thankful that we still have so many healthy species in the wild...thanks mostly to dedicated conservationists like Denise Wade. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter and her ever-popular YouTube channel ~ Batzilla the Bat.