Arizona
1. Medical care for animals is expensive. Phoenix Animal Care Coalition (PACC 911) has raised thousands of dollars. Find out how at www.pacc911.org
2. What do you do if you find a baby javelin, a coyote pup, jackrabbit, or skunk? Desert Cry Wildlife has the answers at www.desertcry.org
3. Volunteers can scratch a donkey, brush a mule or comb a horse at Forever Home Donkey Rescue in Benson. www.foreverhomedonkey.com
4. For goodness “snakes,” see what great work the Phoenix Herpetological Society does. Iguanas, desert tortoises, and every native and non-native reptile in between. www.phoenixherp.com
5. Get the "latest poop" on the parrots, cockatoos and macaws at this 71-acre sanctuary near Benson.
http://www.the-oasis.org
6. Finding "bird buddies" for rescued parrots, reuniting parrots and owners, and offering parrot care classes are all part of the mission of TARA (Tucson Avian Rescue and Adoption Foundation). Meet the residents at http://www.tarafoundation.com
7. View a slide show of the process injured or orphaned native wildlife goes through, from discovery to release back into the wild, at Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation http://www.libertywildlife.org