The SPCA's shelter of the week

The SPCA is an organization that is committed to stopping the abuse to animals in this country. This group works as hard to help save animals, as the department for childrens services work to help kids. So with that, I would like to take the time to say "Thank you SPCA for all you do". I would also like to promote one of there chosen shelters of the week.


Sierra Wildlife Rescue (Placerville, CA)

Our main goal is to rehabilitate and release back into the wild injured and orphaned wild animals.




Sierra Wildlife Rescue cares for most of the wild mammal species in El Dorado County, California, including tree and ground squirrels, rabbits, skunks, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, opossums, deer, and all species of birds, including songbirds, corvids, raptors, waterfowl, game birds and others. In their mission to preserve El Dorado County’s wildlife, Sierra Wildlife Rescue works to rehabilitate and release injured and orphaned wild animals, while striving to educate the public about living with wildlife and respecting their habitat.
On average, Sierra Wildlife Rescue assists 1200-1500 wild animals annually. In 2007 alone, they rescued and rehabilitated 369 mammals and 1021 birds.
Animals are rehabilitated by home rehabbers, who provide food, housing, and medical care on their own property, in settings that do not attempt to domesticate the animals, so that they can be successfully released back to the wild. Sierra Wildlife Rescue rehabbers often work closely with veterinarians who assist in some of the more complex cases of illness or injury.
Sierra Wildlife Rescue volunteers monitor a hotline seven days a week that provides emergency care instructions to people who have found a wild bird or mammal in distress. The hotline volunteers provide information on contacting an appropriate Sierra Wildlife Rescue rehabber for the species. In addition to answering calls from the El Dorado County area, they also refer callers from throughout California and the U.S. to wildlife rehab and other animal welfare organizations in their areas.
Sierra Wildlife Rescue's Education Team gives up to 40 presentations each year on wildlife issues to schools, scout troops, veterans' groups, church groups, seniors’ organizations, hobby clubs and others. Classes on wildlife species in the area and how to live in harmony with our "wild neighbors" are also presented to the general public throughout the year. The education team is accompanied during the presentations by thier "education ambassadors," several hawks and owls taken in by Sierra Wildlife Rescue who are non-releasable due to permanent injuries, and who have been licensed as Education Birds by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Sierra Wildlife Rescue’s efforts highlight the growing need for wildlife care as development decreases their natural habitat every year and people are increasingly coming into contact with wildlife. As an all-volunteer organization, Sierra Wildlife Rescue provides these valuable services that assist the wildlife of El Dorado County and educate the community soley through private donations.

keep up the great work!!! for more information, visit the SPCA's website: http://www.spca.com/