Kelly Youmans

Review of WestVet Animal Emergency & Spe...

My husband found an injured bird of pray @ Arrowro...

My husband found an injured bird of pray @ Arrowrock Res. He returned home and called the two people in Boise that are the experts on this matter and take injured birds. We were advised as good Samaritans to retrieve the bird. We told them it had a broken wing so they were aware of that. We spent 6 hours retrieving the bird, a very sweet Osprey. The bird was by Rattle snake creek and the water level was only 1.5 feet and we were in a large boat. The expert told us if we could not reach her to take it to WestVet. The vets were leery about even taking the bird out of the cage. We offered to do it but of course they would not let us. When I called back to check on the bird they had already put it down and said it was because it couldn't be returned to the wild. The bird had not even been there 90 minutes by that time. The experts we spoke to knew the wing was broken and we were under the assumption it would live in a sanctuary. They just don't have time for these types of things. They didn't even observe it overnight. We were so happy that the bird would be taken care of. I got the feeling that this clinic is just a clearing house. It broke our hearts. I won't be back with any animal.