My Nonprofit Reviews

The first animal that I brought to Fellow Mortals was a cedar waxwing which I spotted on the road. Help came too late. That is when I first discovered that these caring, compassionate people mourn deeply over a loss as well as celebrate with great joy over a successful rehabilitation and release! This was SO MANY YEARS AGO. Since then I brought in Schwinn, a bunny I initially thought was hit by a bicycle on the WHite River Trail. I brought in a female weasel, HERSHEY, who was hit by a car. Poor Yvonne had nightmares of it escaping from its cage and eating all the patients. I successfully returned Hershey to the creek area where she came from. I bought a "first -class ticket" on MIDWEST EXPRESS to Fort Myers Florida for "Cormy", a cormorant, so it could be released by C.A.R.E. on Sanibel. A friendly soul found a female vulture hit by a car in front of our property. Yvonne worried whether her family had already migrated south when she was ready to be released. I saw some vultures over our property on release day. I was privileged to sponsor SCOUT a 4 year old male eagle who lost a territorial fight and also suffered from lead poisoning.
While I have not brought very many animals, our property is the very, very fortunate release site for opossums, white-footed mice, squirrels of every color, even Fox Squirrels, woodchucks, bunnies, doves and songbirds.
The entire staff are educators as well as rehabilitators. Their resume is lengthy and awe-inspiring. In addition to the actual staff and interns and volunteers there are the "wildlife surgeons" , veterinarians who work pro bono to set bones and even make prosthetics of all sorts, including recently a BEAK FOR A BLACK-CROWNED HERON!
I cannot write enough praise for these selfless heroes.
This DAVID is unafraid to take on GOLIATH, including taking doe JUDITH's and her foster fawns' cause to MADISON. "JUDITH'S LAW", signed by the governor, gave protection to their protégés from needless slaughter at the time of Chronic wasting disease

Once you are introduced to these most compassionate professionals you know that they are in a league all their own - at the pinnacle of caring for thousands of animals each year. No animal is too small. Just today I accompanied a volunteer to release 3 doves, a vole, a mommy mouse with her tiny 1 inch baby clinging to her and a juvenile opossum. 2 1/2 years ago I was at the release of a near-adult bald eagle. An awesome event. How can you not respect and support such a wonderful organization?

It is a great privilege to know the directors Yvonne and Steve and all who work or intern or volunteer at Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital. It is surely 20 years since our first encounter when I brought an injured Cedar Waxwing to their Hospital. We happily accept many rehabilitated animals at our property. Their loving care , their great knowledge, their endless hours during all the seasons is only surpassed by their great humility and quiet energy. Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital deserves the utmost respect and recognition as a top-rated Nonprofit organization. The animals are first, second and third , long before their own personal needs. If you have a chance to visit their website www.fellowmortals.org please click STORIES and read AN INSIGNIFICANT LIFE. It actually is a testimony from the animal itself!

Through a rare newspaper article featuring them I recalled their name when I found an injured animal. Because of their quiet insistence that this is a hospital they have no visitors and publicity except word-of-mouth. Care and rehabilitation of the animals is their first and only priority. So my first experience with Fellow Mortals goes back far more than 10 years. Since then I have brought many injured animals and have witnessed that every effort is made to help the animals. Their days are long, their own comforts are ignored and sleep is frequently sacrificed. The interns feel fortunate to be part of the organization and are reluctant to leave when their time is up. When an animal is brought in it receives immediate attention. Love, care and gentleness prevails. Their source of happiness and satisfaction is the eventual rehabilitation and release of the animal - whether eagle or white-footed mouse, bunny or hawk. But if release is not possible, then the animal has a permanent retirement in their care. Without a dime of government funding, their only funding comes from the generosity of local donors. Fellow Mortals and all who live there deserve all the help and support that can be mustered.

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