Dutch Animal Rescue Service

[Dutch Uncle]

Just had my first dealings with them and they were absolutely brilliant 

Just got back after 3 days away to find a duck had nested at the back of our rather small and totally enclosed garden. It had six fluffy ducklings, probably only about 24 hours old, but no access anywhere to water. And we could see the mother starting to get stressed. Called the Dutch 'Dieren Ambulance' and they were here within a couple of hours on a Saturday, captured them all and released them all successfully together in a quiet side arm of our river about half a mile away.  And we also have some really cute pictures and videos.

I will certainly be sending a donation.

[Donnywolf]

Just had my first dealings with them and they were absolutely brilliant 

Just got back after 3 days away to find a duck had nested at the back of our rather small and totally enclosed garden. It had six fluffy ducklings, probably only about 24 hours old, but no access anywhere to water. And we could see the mother starting to get stressed. Called the Dutch 'Dieren Ambulance' and they were here within a couple of hours on a Saturday, captured them all and released them all successfully together in a quiet side arm of our river about half a mile away.  And we also have some really cute pictures and videos.

I will certainly be sending a donation.

...AND changing your name to Duck Uncle ?

[Dutch Uncle]

Just had my first dealings with them and they were absolutely brilliant 

Just got back after 3 days away to find a duck had nested at the back of our rather small and totally enclosed garden. It had six fluffy ducklings, probably only about 24 hours old, but no access anywhere to water. And we could see the mother starting to get stressed. Called the Dutch 'Dieren Ambulance' and they were here within a couple of hours on a Saturday, captured them all and released them all successfully together in a quiet side arm of our river about half a mile away.  And we also have some really cute pictures and videos.

I will certainly be sending a donation.

...AND changing your name to Duck Uncle ?

 

Better be a bit careful around you then DW 

[Orlandokarla]

Just had my first dealings with them and they were absolutely brilliant 

Just got back after 3 days away to find a duck had nested at the back of our rather small and totally enclosed garden. It had six fluffy ducklings, probably only about 24 hours old, but no access anywhere to water. And we could see the mother starting to get stressed. Called the Dutch 'Dieren Ambulance' and they were here within a couple of hours on a Saturday, captured them all and released them all successfully together in a quiet side arm of our river about half a mile away.  And we also have some really cute pictures and videos.

I will certainly be sending a donation.

My experience with the equivalent organization here in Florida has been somewhat less satisfying. It took 2 WEEKS of pestering to get them to remove a gator from my pool last summer!

Not that my 7 year old minded; she was gutted when they finally took him.

[Donnywolf]

Who got him out Gator-Aid

[BobG]

Chuffing heck! What did you feed the thing?! Surely they can't last 2 weeks without grub? I wouldn't want one of them wandering into the kitchen.....!

Cheers

BobG

[Donnywolf]

Easy one

Ham and Cheese sarnies aka Croc Monsieurs !

[scaley back rover]

or cocoa pops that croc is always after tea leafing them from coco the monkey

[Orlandokarla]

Chuffing heck! What did you feed the thing?! Surely they can't last 2 weeks without grub? I wouldn't want one of them wandering into the kitchen.....!

Cheers

BobG

Feed it? Are you insane? 

It had been chased into the pool by the dog and couldn't get out again. I was about a day away from overflowing the pool to let it escape, but I didn't want it in the lake either. Now it's in somebody else's lake 

They can go a very long time without eating. In fact zoos don't feed them all winter long since they can't digest food well in colder weather. It was only a 4-footer; much less scary than the 8-footer the trapper already had in the back of his truck. Strangely, nobody has seen a gator in the lake in 20 years.

I'm more worried about one of the 300lbs+ bears wandering into the house, tbh.

That's what you get for living in a national forest!

[BobG]

Just thought the bloody thing would come looking for you if you didn't give it some tea occasionally. Me? I'd chuck rocks at it - whilst it was trapped and I was stood a good 30 feet away!

Cheers

BobG

PS. I'd move if I were you :D

[Orlandokarla]

Just thought the bloody thing would come looking for you if you didn't give it some tea occasionally. Me? I'd chuck rocks at it - whilst it was trapped and I was stood a good 30 feet away!

Cheers

BobG

PS. I'd move if I were you :D

  Thankfully, the bugger couldn't get out. That said, I might have saved everybody some time and shot it if it wasn't in the pool. I have enough to do around here without having to fix that again too!

I love it here in the middle of nowhere, but I accept it isn't for everybody.

The bears take a little getting used to, the rattlers still scare the crap out of me, but there's little out here I can't handle with a machete!

[BobG]

Rattlers? Oh for goodness sake..... I bet your place must be worth all of, let me see, 20 quid?!

Sorry OK. I didn't mean that. You just terrified the crap out of me even at 4,000 miles remove.

Cheers

BobG

[Orlandokarla]

Rattlers? Oh for goodness sake..... I bet your place must be worth all of, let me see, 20 quid?!

Sorry OK. I didn't mean that. You just terrified the crap out of me even at 4,000 miles remove.

Cheers

BobG

  No offence taken, I felt the same way at one time. Still can't understand who would build a house in certain parts of Kansas though.

Florida's wildlife needs to be respected, but it's amazing how quickly you learn to live alongside it.
You have to adopt something of a 'frontier' mindset, and that's not everyone's cup of tea. However, there's something to be said for fresh air, peace and quiet, and a sky full of stars at night. For all the negatives, I live in a zero-crime neighbourhood, and have the right and ability to defend my family if needs be.

It's my own little kingdom and I love it.
As scary as coming face to face with a rattlesnake can be, they're a lot less dangerous than we are, tbf.

[RobTheRover]

Aye, be thankful they dont own a machete, for one thing.

[Orlandokarla]

Aye, be thankful they dont own a machete, for one thing.

Yeah, I've never been one for a fair fight if it can be avoided Rob!