45 animals taken from Yokuts Valley wildlife rehabilitation center

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- For astir 40 years, Critter Creek Wildlife Station successful Yokuts Valley has been location to countless animals, with galore of them needing rehabilitation.

That is, until recently, erstwhile the Department of Fish and Wildlife confiscated astir each of the animals.

Louise Culver has been operating Critter Creek since 1986.

There are 2 sections astatine Critter Creek: an acquisition country and a rehab center.

In February, inspectors from the Department of Fish and Wildlife's acquisition permitting bureau came for a regular yearly inspection, but this time, rehab inspectors were besides present.

We asked if the rehab squad had ever been for an inspection.

"No, never," said Culver. "About a week later, they came retired and conscionable confiscated everything, nary notice. We had nary idea. And they ne'er told america truly what was wrong."

The acquisition licence is inactive progressive and successful bully standing, which is wherefore immoderate animals are inactive there.

After requesting much information, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife sent Louise a missive detailing the issues and giving them a June 1st deadline to close the problems.

"June 1 came and went, they ne'er came retired and reinspected," said Culver.

Fish and Wildlife sent america a connection saying successful portion that Critter Creek's "permit to rehabilitate was revoked arsenic CDFW is investigating violations to the wildlife rehabilitation center's licence and memorandum of understanding, the Fish and Game Code and wildlife rehabilitation regulations."

The section besides confirms 16 of the 45 animals removed person been euthanized, allegedly owed to "severe carnal payment concerns."

But Culver says it was the handlers who confiscated the animals that did much harm to them.

"Everything they took beauteous overmuch had thing wrong, but they were ok, they were healthy, they were eating. they were successful an enclosure they were contented with," said Culver.

She said the combat volition proceed successful court.

Critter Creek's educational exhibits are unfastened each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. They inquire that you telephone up to fto them cognize you are coming, their fig is 559-338-2415.

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