Monday, January 22, 2007

What's that noise from the fridge? Sounds like "aflac"

Tough Duck Stays Alive for 2 Days in Refrigerator After Being Shot (FoxNews)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The duck would not die.
Wildlife officials said the feathered Lazarus had been shot by a hunter and put into his refrigerator for two days. That's when the hunter's wife opened the door and the duck lifted his head, giving her a scare.
The man's wife "was going to check on the refrigerator because it hadn't been working right and when she opened the door, it looked up at her," said Laina Whipple, a receptionist at Killearn Animal Hospital. "She freaked out and told the daughter to take it to the hospital right then and there."
The hospital's staff had the daughter take the 1-pound female ring-neck to Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, where it has been treated since Tuesday for wounds to its wing and leg.
Sanctuary veterinarian David Hale said it has about a 75 percent chance of survival, but probably will not ever be well enough to be released back into the wild.
He said the duck, which has a low metabolism, could have survived in a big enough refrigerator, especially if the door was opened and closed several times.


This is the problem when animals don't set up Living Wills for themselves and loved ones. He should have set up an order that no 'extraordinary measures' be taken to prolong his life, and the woman should have just immediately wrung his neck and put him out of his misery. Now, he's going to be a burden to society and the cost in terms of time and money spent on rehabilitating this one duck will probably run into the hundreds of dollars.

I wonder what the husband/hunter thought of the whole thing. I bet the poor guy was planning on watching the conference football championships this last weekend while enjoying a great duck dinner; now his dinner is living a life of luxury in a bird sanctuary in FL.

1 comment:

Gino said...

any good hunter would dress his kill before bringing it home.
this guy's a pansy, and dont deserve duck dinner.