Raptor Tales Rescue Inc

Baby season is here and will run until the end of September! These are the most expensive months of the year for our rescue. We rescue and rehabilitate orphaned and injured hawks, owls, eagles, falcons, vultures and also hummingbirds. Raptor Tales Rescue is a Veteran-run volunteer wildlife rehabilitation facility located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. While our many long-term adult raptors are supported, we have been slammed with intakes and are late to begin fundraising for baby season 2025. Often times it is not just one young raptor being found; it can be 3 or 4 at once! Caring for babies costs us a small fortune in mice, rats, chicks and quail as each one will eat 3-4 times more than an adult daily!

Another part of baby season is the long process of renesting/reuniting young birds with their parents. This is costly with transport to original location where found (anywhere in the state), often multiple times, to ensure parents are returning, using trail cameras (we may need to purchase more depending on how many are in use per baby), and purchasing nest boxes/artificial nests when homes are destroyed by the weather or by tree removal. This is an EXTREMELY time-consuming process that takes our rescue many hours over several days or up to a week to complete (per young bird!). We are thankful for our volunteers that assist us! Please remember that all donations are tax-deductible.

We are only 1 of 4 home-based rehabilitators that treat and renest birds of prey in the entire state and the only raptor rehabilitator located in Central MA. We will NEVER turn away an injured animal so please reach out to us for support. We know this baby season will be even more challenging with HPAI (avian influenza) and appreciate any support you can provide us this baby season!

If you are interested in directly purchasing gift cards for our patients' diets, please visit https://www.rodentpro.com/giftcard/

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D8ESUHKFKUC7W

Venmo: @raptortalesrescue

Thank you for assisting us and we have helped over 450 birds of prey to date!

My name is Jess Zorge and I am the founder of Raptor Tales Rescue, a 501 c 3 nonprofit located in Shrewsbury, MA. I specialize in the rescue and rehabilitation of hawks, owls, eagles, falcons and other raptors. I have assisted many other animals outside my expertise as well. The entire rescue is run out of my home and strictly on a volunteer basis. I receive no compensation for my time and run solely on donations and many times burden out of pocket costs. For 15 years, I have been volunteering my time with wildlife (licensed 13 years ago and then founded Raptor Tales in 2020). 12 of which I have transported thousands of animals, including Bald eagles, Coyotes, Fox, Bats, Raccoons, Turtles, and so much more! I have assisted 345 raptors since 2020 and the calls for help continue to pour in daily. I have one vehicle - 2013 Ford Escape, with 170k miles. It has been very good to me. Sadly, the Escape is rapidly declining, and the costs of repairs outweigh its market value. I know this is a big ask but we are looking for help with proceeds towards a replacement vehicle to assist us in rescuing injured wild animals, as we take frequent trips all over the state (and sometimes other states). Much of my free time is spent rescuing animals in need and traveling to and from patients far and wide. Operations will unfortunately need to be limited during this quest but hope to find a suitable vehicle quickly. We are still accepting animals but not able to travel much further than locally due to limitations to our vehicle. Ideally, we are looking to obtain something with low mileage, decent on gas, with a hatch back (to house several medium crates and personal rescue equipment). Your contributions towards this would aid me to not only travel safely but tend to patients without worrying about being stranded before, during or after emergencies.

We appreciate any and all donations! If you or someone you know has a vehicle matching our needs, please reach out to us! I know this is a huge ask but hope our supporters can understand the importance of a reliable vehicle to assist us during rescues! All donations are tax deductible, and our EIN number is 86-3179731. Again, thank you for your continued support. Every bit helps.

Please help Edward on his road to recovery from horrific animal abuse. My name is Jess Zorge and I am the Founder/President of Raptor Tales Rescue a veteran run all volunteer 501 c 3 non profit. The rescue is located in Shrewsbury Massachusetts. On the evening of Jan 23 rd, I received an adult male hawk from Paxton, MA. I quickly realized both of his wings and his tail had been sheared off leaving him flightless and unable to defend himself. This was 100% intentional based on the number of feathers cut and how clean it appears. We do not know why someone would abuse a wild animal this way but we know he will be getting the best care possible on his road to recovery. Feather trauma this severe can take up to two years as we wait for his feathers to molt and replace. There is no guarantee Edward will ever fly again. His feathers that were sheared feathers and tail need to be present in order to fly, perch and balance. His cost as a patient will be enormous for that length of time and we are looking for support. It costs us hundreds of dollars a month already to feed our current patients and we could really use your help with this new addition. The outpouring of support for Edward has been heart warming. This is an active investigation with Massachusetts Environmental Police. We urge anyone with information to call [phone redacted] or call us at [phone redacted] 24/7. We also have been in touch with MassWildlife, Paxton, MA Police, and US Gosh and Wildlife. Please share and help support Edward recover from this horrific and disturbing abuse. All donations are tax deductible. To purchase a gift card directly from rodent pro, visit this website and use our email address as the recipient [email redacted]: https://www.rodentpro.com/giftcard/We have several other ways to donate as well. Venmo: @raptortalesrescue and PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/hosted_button_id=D8ESUHKFKUC7W

Edward in the news:

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/completely-barbaric-hawk-found-unable-to-fly-with-tail-cut-off-feathers-sheared/3612482/?amp=1

https://www.wcvb.com/article/feathers-wings-tail-red-railed-hawk-paxton-cut-off/63540680

https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2025/01/24/injured-hawk-found-in-paxton

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/worcester-county/barbaric-protected-red-tailed-hawk-may-never-fly-again-after-wings-illegally-clipped-paxton/CKMWPF6EOBDSPAQMCUS4F5I6MA/?outputType=amp

https://whdh.com/news/red-tailed-hawk-found-injured-officials-investigating/

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2025/01/24/hawk-paxton-wings-tail-sheared-off/77926715007/

https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/01/rescue-group-needs-help-caring-for-hawk-whose-wings-tail-cut-in-paxton.html?utm_campaign=masslivenews_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1qUYl1zr-giafoJyJLD1kowJ-Ypp2TPTMK4diJ2AZcYlRGI_RJo68pi8Y_aem_y1bdV8l1pt_crRoJGQb7Tg

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/01/26/hawk-rescued-after-being-found-with-wing-feathers-and-tail-cut-off/?amp=1