http://www.aark.org/WP/

The link above is a link to the AARK, a non-profit animal rescue center next to my house i mentioned last class. The site features descriptions of their mission, events and photos of the animals the rescue.

While the center has a noble mission, my family and I have questioned a few times whether they are using best practices to the aid these rescued animals. Like I mentioned in class, on multiple occasions, we’ve had specifically young deer wander up to our house or barn looking for food. The deer released from the center had clearly been domesticated to the point where they didn’t have a problem approaching people. While this was entertaining for us, its sad at the same time when these wild animals are released and have no idea how to survive in the wild for us.

Even though the intentions were good the impacts for some of these animals could still be negative.