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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humminbird" data-source="post: 1697652" data-attributes="member: 14492">My disappointment was not with Hailey, it was with those who did not encourage her to act as the law requires.  She could equally have protected these birds without taking them into her care, either by taking them to a rehabber (since one of them was obviously injured - it lacked a foot), or as we would usually recommend by placing them in a safe (in this case warm because of the weather situation) away from predators but not in her possession.  This is recommended so often on this board I am surprised it was not here. Yes, she should have acted and yes, I would have acted, but I would have made certain I did not bring the birds into a situation that could be interpreted as in possession.</blockquote>