Being an animal lover, I have been surrounded
by a varitey of animals my whole life. Opossums, skunks, raccoons and coyotes were regular visitors, when I was
a child. My family and I were blessed to raise a baby possum, that had fallen off its mothers back. She looked
like a small rat. She grew larger than our family cat, whom she shared a special relationship with.
Possums are very passive animals. If you see one and it hisses at you, it is
scared and will not hurt you. Possums are one of the few animals that DO NOT carry rabies. If it appears dead,
it could be playing "possum"! A great mechanism to trick you into leaving it alone. Do not allow
your dogs to have their way with these animals. So respect them and leave them alone. If you see a stray,
baby possum, it may have been separated from it's mother. It will make a "clicking" noise,
it is calling its mother and is scared. You can rescue it and put it in a small cat or dog carrier with a towel and
maybe a water bottle. They like to eat fruit, bananas and kiwi's were a favorite as well. Also, check out
opossumsocietyus.org
and have many questions answered.
Dogs are my love.
In my past, I have rescued many dogs. At present, I have 3 dogs. I am very much against buying
dogs from pet stores. Most dogs, from pet stores are bred in what is known as "Puppy Mills".
Many of the dogs are left in cages for breeding purposes alone. "20/20" will occasionally run a show on the
horrible conditions most animals have to live under in a "Puppy Mill".
DO NOT BUY DOGS AT PET STORES! You can rescue a
wonderful pet at your local shelter, or if you want a specific breed, by all means research a reputable and professional,
AKC breeder. DO YOUR RESEARCH. Too many dogs end up in shelters. And hundreds more are put to
DEATH on a daily basis do to over crowding. It's too easy to buy a cute, fuzzy dog at your local pet store
in the mall. DON'T DO IT. PUT AN END TO PUPPY MILLS!
Do The Right Thing,
Rescue a Dog or Cat. If anything, it's good Karma!
