![]() Minor injuries (scrapes and bruises) may be able to heal on their own given time. For this reason, we only admit the animal if it appears to be greatly suffering or debilitated. All mute swans brought into the hospital must be euthanized in accordance with state law. These are a non-native species and many people keep them for ornamental reasons or as pets. No rehabilitation of mute swans is allowed in the state of Ohio (as of winter 2008). Animal Care Unlimited (61), located above Ohio Wildlife Center’s Hospital, treats domestic and exotic birds. A domestic duck or goose must be taken to a regular veterinarian (you must assume financial responsibility). Ohio Wildlife Center’s Hospital does not accept domestic ducks or geese. If you prefer listening to voice prompts, you can also call our Wildlife InfoLine services (61) available to the public for questions, concerns and guidance in wildlife situations. The easiest, the Found An Animal Tool, can help address your situation in three minutes or less. Ohio Wildlife Center has two 24/7 Support routes to assist you with a question about an injured, ill or orphaned wild animal. Animals can reside at the facility for days to months, depending on their health status and assessments. The animals are provided with protected enclosures, nutrition and care as they learn or regain natural behaviors to hunt and forage, as well as gain muscle strength and flight. This facility, which includes flight cages, an aviary, a clinic, and an outdoor waterfowl pond, is designed for the final phase of wildlife rehabilitation. I don't know if it'll be right away but I think over the course of time we'll see it, but hopefully, the railroad will do the right thing,” she said.In addition to our Wildlife Hospital in Northwest Columbus, Ohio Wildlife Center operates a Pre-Release Facility in Powell, Ohio. “I definitely think we're going to see chemical issues, you know, health issues with chemicals over time for sure. ![]() ![]() None of the rescue ranch’s animals have had any health issues, so far, that Sopko is aware of. The tests found no evidence of contamination associated with the derailment, according to the Ohio EPA. In the weeks following the train derailment, the Ohio EPA took samples of raw, untreated water directly from all five wells that feed into East Palestine’s municipal water system. She is doing her own independent testing on her soil and the duck pond on her property. “Now we have some concerns, you know obviously, about soil contamination and the water tables and the well water, but we’re cautiously optimistic,” she said. She tested the air at the ranch and said the results came back fine. “When I came back to the farm, I looked immediately for the small songbirds that live in both of our barns and they were alive and doing well so that was a positive sign for me,” Sopko said. The animals were temporarily moved to a nearby fairground for a couple of days while the controlled burn took place. “People should care because those trains go right through your cities, folks,” Sopko said. Sopko said something like this could happen anywhere. Vinyl chloride exposure is also associated with an increased risk of liver cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute Vinyl chloride - one of the chemicals being transported on the train - is known to cause exhaustion, abdominal pain, and other health issues, according to the CDC. We did have some eye burning and kind of skin irritation and things the day we were evacuating,” she explained. “The next day when we had heard there was going to be a controlled burn and that everybody should evacuate and that there was kind of like a death circle so to speak, we knew it was time for us to get out,” Sopko said. Residents in a one-mile radius were told to evacuate as they prepared for a controlled burn of the chemicals. Officials scrambled after learning one car was at risk of exploding. People who lived in the vicinity were told the following day that some of the cars that derailed and crashed were carrying toxic chemicals. 3, a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, which is 4 miles away. “We got almost 80 large animals out and then we got about half of our birds out and then the rest of them we had to just enclose,” said Sopko, the founder of Kindred Spirits Rescue Ranch, a nonprofit ranch that’s home to more than 200 animals. ![]() Earlier this month, Lisa Marie Sopko quickly loaded up dozens of animals, with the help of volunteers, to evacuate her rescue ranch in Darlington, Pennsylvania.
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