For crying out loud, wring it's neck and give it to a food shelf

Duck That Survived Shooting, Refrigeration Has Third Brush With Death (FoxNews)
Sunday , January 28, 2007
TALLAHASSEE, Florida —
Perky is one tough bird.
The ring-neck duck survived being shot and spending two days in a hunter's refrigerator — and now she's had a close brush with death on a veterinarian's operating table.
The one-pound female duck stopped breathing Saturday during surgery to repair gunshot damage to one wing, said Noni Beck of the Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary.
Veterinarian David Hale revived the bird after several tense moments by performing CPR.
"I started crying, 'She's alive!"' Beck said.
Perky entered the headlines last week after a hunter's wife opened her refrigerator door and the should've-been-dead duck lifted its head and looked at her. The bird had been in the fridge for two days since being shot and presumed killed Jan. 15.
Perky is recovering with a pin installed in the fractured wing, and probably will not have more surgery because of her sensitivity to anesthesia, Hale said.

Lets get serious here. There are thousands upon thousands of ducks that die from getting shot, weather, predators, old age, etc. What is so special about this one duck that they're wasting money to keep it alive. Reminds me of a friend of Mocha-momma's who spent $500 on surgery for a guinea pig. The silly things cost $25 at Petco.

Again, I like animals as much as the next normal-minded person; but c'mon, use some common sense.