An orphaned owl was held onto by someone for half a year until finally bringing the bird to Liberty Wildlife. It's a decision that will impact the owl for the rest of its life as it's now too domesticated to be released into the wild. 'It should be terrified of humans, it should not want to be around humans.'
It’s a problem ruffling feathers at Liberty Wildlife – people not turning in wild animals to a proper facility and instead keeping them as pets.says despite how cute and cuddly the owl looks, it’s a problem and one they want to highlight as we’re still in baby and fledging season.Owl dropped off at Liberty Wildlife
A young Great horned owl rests at Liberty Wildlife in Phoenix. They don’t know if it's a boy or girl yet, but whatever it is, the bird is a total hoot."It should be terrified of humans, it should not want to be around humans. This one has taken mice from our hands, he’s let us pick him up, he makes cute little baby noises, so he’s obviously too comfortable around humans," she said.
"He has no idea how to communicate with another owl out in the wild, so if we released him, he wouldn’t know who to go mate with, he wouldn’t know who his predators are, and he would land in our backyard and expect food from us. As cute and as fluffy and fuzzy as he looks, when he doesn’t get what he wants, his natural instinct is going to be to use those talons to try to grab and try to get what he wants and be territorial," she explained.
"Not only is it wrong to have a wild animal in your house, but it's illegal, so you can face federal charges," she warned. If you ever see an orphaned wild animal, you’re urged to call
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