Fran talking to people about animals at the show

While Fran Kitchen is busy feeding and caring for all the babies we thought you might enjoy some highlights from this summer’s various display programs that she did.

September 3, 2020August 23, 2022

COVID shut down all her programs which was a huge loss in revenue and donations that help to feed and care for the animals. The displays allowed her to still get the word out about how to co-exist with the wildlife animals. More on that later until then, enjoy the photos!

To learn more about the animals that Fran helps take a look in the Learning Center here.

People looking at the animals at the show

Little Fighter

Back in the early 70’s, I received a call from my sister-in-law, Sandy who was at work in a factory located in Barberton. They found a baby bird and was afraid it wouldn’t make it until the workday ended without any help. I was on the case! I immediately drove to the factory thinking that…

Educational Animals

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Temporarily Closed Until May 25th

Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc. will be closing down both admissions and the phones from May 11th – May 25th. We are BUSTING at the seams and all of our efforts have to be on the animals currently in our care. Please go to Division of Wildlife website at http://www.owra.org and check their Rehabilitator list…

Educational Animals

Speechless – A Personal Note from Fran:

I am not often left speechless but last Friday was one of those times, plus I was brought to tears and I never cry in public. Let me begin by giving a HUGE THANK YOU to each and every one of you that donated to Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc for the much-needed new trailer….

Do Not Bother The Fawns!

Unless they are roaming and non-stop vocalizing for several hours, they are being cared for (Mother is not far away). PLEASE LEAVE THEM ALONE! Deer are giving birth now and I’ve been getting calls non-stop about fawns, so I want to get this message out to everyone. PLEASE SHARE. If you see a fawn in…

Surprises

Almost everyone likes surprises—to some degree or another. On the other hand, some are better if they never happen. This type of surprise is true of the story I am about to tell. One November evening, I was doing a program at a local assisted living facility. When the program was completed, a couple of…

A Smelly Situation

Here at Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc, we have to carry a large variety of foods to care for the animals, since every species has their own diet. Today’s story illustrates the challenge of keeping these different kinds of foods around for the animals. One unusually hot summer, several years ago, we had several Green…