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====== Corvid Isle Residents ======

===== Rook Brambles =====

{{ :rook_brambles_01.jpeg?200|}}Rook Brambles came to us as an adult bird in May 2013. We have rescued him in a somewhat daring and quite prickly rescue from a cliff, where he was trapped in a large hedge of brambles, hence his name. Brambles arrived at our sanctuary in shock with a bleeding compound fracture of his left wing caused by a shotgun injury.

Brambles had been intentionally shot and left to suffer by a person with an antisocial personality disorder obviously lacking any empathy and respect towards the suffering of sentient beings. This particular person did act illegally and unethically by clearly showing his or her disregard for the law by hunting on a public path causing a sentient being to suffer unnecessarily.

As discussed in other blog posts, farmer and hunter alike often show clear signs of cognitive dissonance by defending their actions as necessary conservation measures, crop and property protection or removing risk to public health, which are usually completely unsubstantiated and simply lies. They often see hunting as a necessary and natural part of life, emphasising the benefits it provides to ecosystems or their own well-being, the latter being the only believable excuse for their sociopathic behaviour.
 
Many animal species are sentient and capable of suffering. While they may not have the same cognitive abilities as humans, they can still experience pain, fear and distress. The capacity to suffer should be the primary criterion for moral consideration, rather than cognitive complexity. The use of animals in general, which includes the unnecessary killing for sport, tradition or personal fulfilment are ethically and morally neither justifiable nor acceptable.

We managed to control and stop the bleed caused by the projectile. However, the comminuted compound fracture was beyond repair and required a wing amputation, which was successfully performed by our avian veterinary surgeon the next day. Despite all odds Brambles recovered very well and his wound healed without any complications. Two weeks later we were able to move him into a small outdoor aviary, where Brambles quickly learned to adapt to his new situation. Another few weeks later Brambles joined our communal rook aviary, and integrated very well into our rook community.