Spirit's Television Debut
Spirit appeared on WTVQ television in Lexington on August 31, and made a real impression on the program host! Sally and Mary went with her for the interview. You can watch it at https://www.wtvq.com/2017/08/31/raptor-rehabilitation-kentucky-spirit-bald-eagle/
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Kentucky State Fair 2017
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Thanks again for the incredible support of our friends who come to the Kentucky State Fair. The Fair is our biggest fund raiser of the year and your help makes all the difference in our continuing operation! We are well on the way to setting a record for the number of birds admitted for rehabilitation. It costs about $5,000 per MONTH to just to feed all these birds, so your donations, no matter what size, enable us to buy food, pay the utility bill and put gas in the van. Don't forget, we can come to your school, scout group or church, or any other organization who would like to learn more about raptors.
Use Your Kroger Plus Card to Support Raptor Rehab
Supporting RROKI has never been easier. Just shop at Kroger and scan your Kroger Plus Card! Here's how to enroll:
1. Visit www.kroger.com/communityrewards
2. Scroll down to find your location and click "enroll now"
3. Sign in to your online account, or create an account
4. Find RROKI with our number 11323, or search for "raptor rehab", and click SAVE
You'll start earning rewards for Raptor Rehab right away on qualifying purchases made using your Kroger Plus Card! Remember, you will need to re-enroll every August. Thanks for your support!
1. Visit www.kroger.com/communityrewards
2. Scroll down to find your location and click "enroll now"
3. Sign in to your online account, or create an account
4. Find RROKI with our number 11323, or search for "raptor rehab", and click SAVE
You'll start earning rewards for Raptor Rehab right away on qualifying purchases made using your Kroger Plus Card! Remember, you will need to re-enroll every August. Thanks for your support!
Help Protect Our Birds of Prey
Our work started in the 1980's with a group of dedicated volunteers. RROKI became incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1990. We are an all volunteer group dedicated to the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned birds of prey. We rely solely on the dedication of volunteers and the generosity of our supporters.
We take in between 250-300 sick, injured and orphaned raptors every year, and release over 60% back into the wild. We count on the public to help get injured birds to us. The birds may have been hit by cars, flown into windows, or gotten caught in barbed wire fences. Although protected by state and federal laws, we still receive raptors who have been shot and poisoned. The saddest cases are those young birds who have been "saved" by people and are now imprinted - they think they are people. Those unfortunate imprints cannot be released back into the wild although there is nothing physically wrong with them. They have a mental problem and don't know how to act like birds.
If you find an injured raptor, please call us at 502-491-1939 and leave a message if we can't get to the phone right away.
We take in between 250-300 sick, injured and orphaned raptors every year, and release over 60% back into the wild. We count on the public to help get injured birds to us. The birds may have been hit by cars, flown into windows, or gotten caught in barbed wire fences. Although protected by state and federal laws, we still receive raptors who have been shot and poisoned. The saddest cases are those young birds who have been "saved" by people and are now imprinted - they think they are people. Those unfortunate imprints cannot be released back into the wild although there is nothing physically wrong with them. They have a mental problem and don't know how to act like birds.
If you find an injured raptor, please call us at 502-491-1939 and leave a message if we can't get to the phone right away.
Rescue Line: 502-491-1939
Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky, Inc.
P.O. Box 206186
Louisville, KY 40250-6186
Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky, Inc.
P.O. Box 206186
Louisville, KY 40250-6186
