Alicia H.

I have always had a great love of animals, and always wanted to help more than I knew how. I had good instincts in general but beyond house pets, I had not learned care for wildlife nor been successful with wildlife.

In the summer of 2022, I found a fawn in my parents' yard. It was crying, ears were curling and it was licking my hands. We took it to a local wildlife rehabber, as he was clearly dehydrated and mom hadn't been back in a few days.

This sparked my child and me to begin volunteering at this rehab weekly. Eventually the course required for licensing in Kentucky came open locally and I took the course to better be able to help.

As my friend's rehab has now moved further away, my area is desperately in need of permitted rehabbers. I have been buying supplies to get this in place, but still need reliable incubators. Once I have this I will feel confident in my permit inspections!