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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jos Stratford" data-source="post: 1697618" data-attributes="member: 12449">I fail to see anywhere in that mighty list a prohibition to protect a bird in a state of torpor on the ground from an imminent threat of consumption by six or seven cats known to be in the area.This Act was created to aid protection of wild birds, the original poster clearly acted in interests to protect the bird too. Taking such an attitude against her actions is not only petty-minded, but also absolutely not in the birds interest. Also, if this is the first response they get when helping birds, it is also likely to sour interest in birds amongst 'normal' persons.Incidently, further, as you are so caught up in this act, you also told the poster to get the birds to a rehabber, thus not only increasing the level of stress to the individual birds, but also exposing them to the hand of man, which also seems to be your concern. Surely a better thing to do is exactly as she did, keep them overnight, preferably in a quiet, dark box, them release them overnight.</blockquote>