Comments on Profile Post by Torq

Having fun, eh @Torq?

Oh yes! We're a one-woman bird-sanctuary now! (Shame it's illegal to keep it, it's absolutely adorable. Keep it warm, fed, and un-imprinted tonight, and off to the proper sanctuary early AM)

They all are. Even spiders and snakes are adorable until they grow up -- but then they grow up... ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DSzXQr_3LI

(Though you'll need to see the full episode to see the 'grown-up' part.)

it's not illegal if the cops don't know!

It'll only grow up to be a rapist! (apparently, ducks, for all their sweet looks, do).
But I still get taken in by the looks. One of the few normally-eaten animals that I don't like to eat.

Illegal? Is it illegal in your country to take in any wild creature?

I read, last week, about a guy who saved a dying bear cub, and nearly got prosecuted for his work --- but they let him off.

You could get a chick to go along with and go full Friends...

@Thad E Ginathom In a lot of places it's simply against city ordinances to keep certain animals in a residential neighborhood. This is to keep people from starting farms next door, keep down smells of herds of animals etc.. If you live outside of the city limits it usually wouldn't be a problem.

@Thad E Ginathom I would guess there's more to the story of the bear guy than just "he saved a bear cub" but I don't know. "nearly got prosecuted" could mean a lot of things but if he ended up not being prosecuted then all's well that ends well. I have a friend that rescued two grizzly bear cubs when he lived in Alaska when I was a kid.