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The Story of Orion
15 years ago
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Orion was found in Southern Indiana by some turkey hunters. His eyes weren't even open yet. That means that he was less than fourteen days old. He was taken home by the hunters. As usually happens, when he became about two months old, it was decided that he wasn't going to become the pet that they had envisioned.
He was taken to the Hardy Lake Raptor Center in Southern Indiana. He lived a good life at Hardy Lake, until it was decided that he couldn't stay there forever.
Around the first week of Dec, 2005 he was brought here, by two men who dearly loved him and hated to give him up. I feel very lucky to have him here, permanently. Orion is very social with people. He loves meeting and greeting people and enjoys having his picture taken. He is a very happy, mischievous coyote. He loves his toys and enjoys being squirted with the hose.
Orion's favorite person is a teenager named Angel. Her mother Sherry and Angel are volunteers and they come here once a week to help care for the other coyotes and to get some visiting time with Orion. I think Orion will be a very popular coyote for our new adoption program.
http://www.coyoterescue.org/n-picts/s06-orion.gif
He was taken to the Hardy Lake Raptor Center in Southern Indiana. He lived a good life at Hardy Lake, until it was decided that he couldn't stay there forever.
Around the first week of Dec, 2005 he was brought here, by two men who dearly loved him and hated to give him up. I feel very lucky to have him here, permanently. Orion is very social with people. He loves meeting and greeting people and enjoys having his picture taken. He is a very happy, mischievous coyote. He loves his toys and enjoys being squirted with the hose.
Orion's favorite person is a teenager named Angel. Her mother Sherry and Angel are volunteers and they come here once a week to help care for the other coyotes and to get some visiting time with Orion. I think Orion will be a very popular coyote for our new adoption program.
http://www.coyoterescue.org/n-picts/s06-orion.gif
For every "success" exotic pet story (I don't think any of them are, really) there's a nightmare. If people really loved the animals they wouldn't take them from a healthy, socially species-normal situation where they have a shot at a healthy life. There's no reason for it--the animal gains nothing except the added psychological stress of captivity which is NOT made up for by it receiving meals,toys and safety.
It's a shame this guy didn't get to grow up with his family where he belongs.
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(For the record, I use the sane definition of exotic to be a non-domestic...keep yer hamsters ferrets and chinchillas, but tigers, wolves and coyotes belong in the wild.)