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A wildlife rehabilitator should strive to achieve high standards of animal care through knowledge and an understanding of the field. Continuing efforts must be made to stay informed on current rehabilitation information, methods, and regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should be responsible, conscientious, dedicated, and should continuously work toward improving the quality of care given to wild animals undergoing rehabilitation.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator must abide by local, state, provincial, and federal laws concerning wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation, and associated activities.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should establish safe work habits and conditions, abiding by current health and safety practices at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should acknowledge limitations and enlist the assistance of a veterinarian or other trained professional when appropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should respect other rehabilitators and persons in related fields, sharing skills and knowledge in the spirit of cooperation for the welfare of animals.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should place optimum animal care above personal gain.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should strive to provide professional and humane care in all phases of wildlife rehabilitation, respecting the wilderness, and maintaining the dignity of each animal in life and in death. Releasable animals should be maintained in a wild condition and released as soon as is appropriate. Non\u2013releasable animals that are inappropriate for education, foster\u2013parenting, or captive breeding have a right to euthanasia.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should encourage community support and involvement through volunteer training and public education. The common goal should be to promote a responsible concern for living beings and the welfare of the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n A wildlife rehabilitator should work on the basis of sound ecological principles, incorporating appropriate conservation ethics and an attitude of stewardship.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A wildlife rehabilitator should strive to achieve high standards of animal care through knowledge and an understanding of the field. Continuing efforts must be made to stay informed on current rehabilitation information, methods, and regulations. A wildlife rehabilitator should be responsible, conscientious, dedicated, and should continuously work toward improving the quality of care given to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1113","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n