05/30/2026
Yesterday was tough. Aside from fielding calls for the typical situations (cottontail nests, wandering raccoons, fawns, etc.), it’s the cruelty cases that hurt my heart the most. Yesterday I received a call for four opossum babies who were left clinging to mom after she had been hit by a car (which is the reason my opossum total is now up to 11 orphans). As I was preparing to meet the finder to pick up the babies, the facts came in. The mother had nine babies who at this age are riding clumsily on her back while she looks for food. Normally an endearing and precious site. However, she was in the wrong place with the wrong human at the wrong time. While mom was crossing an energy drink shop drive through, a car passed by. After seeing mom harmlessly crossing to get to safer ground, this driver turned their car around and ran her down. Video footage shows the driver made no effort to slow or swerve. Blood and babies strewn about the pavement, a woman named Andrea stopped to help after the driver sped off. This family was obliterated. Four babies were gathered up, one was so severely injured it needed euthanasia. I now have the three remaining survivors of a previous family of ten. They have been cleaned of the blood and are quietly resting hoping to forget what they endured. I’m sharing this with you to encourage you to be the good in the world. That is the only cure to outshining the darkness. Be the light and do good to all.❤️
