Found an animal? Let's help.

📱 Found an animal? Text us.

Texting is the fastest way to reach us. We're often hands-deep in feedings and bottle rounds, and we can answer a text long before we can pick up a call. A photo of the animal helps us more than anything.

Text preferred · Prefer to talk? Call (430) 435-0249

🌿 First — is it really orphaned?

Most babies brought to us were never in trouble. A wild parent is usually close by, waiting for you to leave. Please check this list before you pick anything up:

• Fawns — a fawn lying curled and quiet on its own is doing exactly what it should. The doe leaves it hidden for hours at a time and comes back to nurse. Leave it where it is.
• Baby rabbits — if the eyes are open, the ears are up, and it's about the size of a tennis ball, it's already independent. Mom only visits the nest at dawn and dusk, so an undisturbed nest looks abandoned when it isn't.
• Fledgling birds — a feathered bird hopping around on the ground is learning to fly. Its parents are still feeding it. Keep cats indoors and give it space.

Reach out right away if you see visible injury or blood, flies or maggots on the animal, a cat or dog got hold of it, the parent is confirmed dead nearby, or it's cold, limp, or crying nonstop.

🚫 Please don't feed it

The wrong food — or water given the wrong way — kills more rescued babies than the injury that brought them in. Cow's milk, formula, and eyedroppers of water all cause aspiration and fatal gut problems in wildlife.

Instead: put the animal in a dark, quiet, covered box with a soft towel, somewhere warm and away from pets, children, and noise. Don't handle or check on it. Then text us and we'll walk you through what's next.

In Texas, native wildlife can only be legally held by a permitted rehabilitator — so the best thing you can do for the animal is get it to one quickly.

📍 Where we are

2278 FM Road 1799
Mineola, TX

🕊️ Intakes

We do our best to be available for intakes, but appreciate you being flexible with us. Please reach out before bringing an animal so we can prepare.

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