When a baby deer is injured, whether hit by a car, caught in a fence or starving, it needs medical care, proper nutrition and to be raised with others in a space large enough for it to run and play and grow strong before release. We want to be able to help all of the injured baby deer who need Fellow Mortals' care every year, but we need a bigger habitat in order to give them the room they need to grow. $10,000 will cover the cost of a one-half acre habitat in the woods on our property.
Until Fellow Mortals provided care for injured and orphaned fawn, they were left to die in the wild. Not only did innocent wild babies suffer, the compassionate people who found baby deer in need of care had nowhere to turn for help. Fellow Mortals is helping as many deer as possible with our limited space, but we can't help all of them who need us unless we create more space.
If we can build a larger deer habitat, we can help more fawns, saving more lives and giving comfort to more people who want to make a difference when they find an injured or orphaned baby deer. Providing initial critical care, giving fluids, cleaning wounds, keeping fractures stable, is just the beginning. After bottle-feeding is done, the fawns need a large, safe place to grow in size and strength. A strong, healthy deer has a better chance of a long life after release.
Fellow Mortals is more than a place; it is a living philosophy based on the belief that encouraging compassion in humans toward all life brings out the finest aspects of our humanity. Fellow Mortals provides an irreplaceable service to wildlife, as well as the opportunity to educate and inspire people in our communities how to live harmoniously with wildlife in their backyards. Fellow Mortals strives to continue to reduce the numbers of animals admitted through community outreach and education.
