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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Antlover" data-source="post: 894764" data-attributes="member: 55545">I saved a fledgling blue jay from a busy street and he lived for a week.  He ate well from morning until night and slept on my chest, and it broke my heart when he went into spasms one night and died.  But I just wanted to say, government or no government, I know that little bird would have been smashed by a car if I hadn't picked him up.  At least he had one comfortable week.  BTW, it makes me laugh to think of the OSBI arresting people for raising blue jays.  Those guys would sooner run over a songbird than try to save it.P.S.  Before I get slammed: I called a veterinarian who gave me instructions which I followed to the LETTER about how to care for the fledgling.  He couldn't take the bird, and he told me there were no local agencies who could take him, either.  Basically, he said it was up to me.</blockquote>