Geese

So, I'm gonna start with the bad thing and end with the good thing, so hopefully you'll be in a good mood when you leave, instead of a bad mood.
So, as is usual for Fridays, I was at the humane society to volunteer today. And one of the other volunteers told us something. There's this guy on youtube who makes videos about wild animals. Except all of the advice he gives is wrong. It's advice that's going to KILL the animals! Stuff like, "if you find a naked baby bird, soak it in warm water for 2 days to keep its skin from drying out. If it dies, that means it was too sick for you to save."
WHAT THE F#$%@!%#@&#@ Hell!!!!!!!! Soaking baby birds in water? That's a good way to drown them! Do you see mamma birds filling their nests with water? Well DUH! Birds don't live in water! And this guy has a following! Of a lot of people! He's the cause of murders of baby animals all over the F#@$%!#@ country!!! The girl told me she tried to argue with the guy over youtube, and said that she volunteered at an animal shelter. But he said that wildlife centers only kill animals. I wanted to ask her the guy's account so I could tell him what an absolute idiotic murdering lunatic he was. But I knew he wouldn't listen, and I didn't want to fly into a rage against someone like that. The guy was obviously a total nutcase, and those guys can't be reasoned with. Even if their argument hasn't an ounce of evidence behind it, they'll stick with it. I hope his "pet" raccoon bites his nose off. They will do that if you're not careful. Raccoons are wild animals.
Instead we should focus on educating people on what REALLY to do with baby animals.
First, try to find their nest or their parents. Their families are usually nearby, and they're often still feeding the baby. Most animals don't need to be brought into a shelter. They should to be raised by their real parents. Bring them into a shelter if you know their family can't be found. Don't raise them yourself. That's a good way to kill the animal. Wild babies have very specific needs, and wild animals are not pets. Even ones habituated to humans have strong survival instincts that might lose you a finger or ear. And animals without a fear of humans can be very dangerous to people.

Okay. Trying to calm down.
Today there were a couple baby owls. A barn owl and a screech owl.
Barn owls always seem like they have anger issues. They're little white puff balls, but the moment they see you, they hunker down and start hissing like a wildcat. It's pretty funny.
Baby screech owls are much different. They're really tiny and quiet and adorable. I got to feed him. ^-^ CUUUTTTEEEE!!!!
And there was also a goose from the exotics department. Teresa told me he was friendly to some people, so I went in to see him. He let me scratch his back and chest, and he'd dunk his head in the water as I was petting him (is that goose language for something?). But when one of the women who worked for exotics came by, she said that the goose always charged her and bit at her legs. I've never been bitten by a goose, but it sounds really painful, because they twist their beaks. The other volunteer (who told me about the lunatic on youtube) wanted to try to pet him, so she came into the enclosure. And the Goose lowered his head and went at her shins. I grabbed him before he could get her. Then Jane came in. And he did the same thing to her. Then we got Patrick to come out (he used to work here, then he left, and now he's back because Rachel's on leave - she just had a baby!) Apparently the goose was nice to him. So, Patrick came in, and the goose walked up to him with his neck stretched up in a friendly way. So, Patrick was petting him too, and he seemed fine. Then when Patrick wasn't paying attention, the goose bit him on the arm.
It bruised right away.
Poor Patrick!
That's so strange though. He really liked me coming in and petting him. When I walked by the enclosure, he'd come up to the fence, honking.
I can just talk to animals that way, you know?
:3