All Creatures Great and Small

It seemed like a good idea at the time… to possess a pet pig, a goat, a duck at Easter, a rabbit, a Marsh Tacky horse, and even an African tortoise. However, life overtakes you and circumstances change and you have to surrender that animal somewhere…but where?

Perhaps, you encounter an orphaned animal, an abandoned critter or one that is injured in the wild. Who do you contact?

“Two Old Ladies trying to get things done” is how they describe themselves! They are hardly old, unless old stands for Ongoing Love and Devotion to animals!

Laura Sterling of Lauras Little Critter Barn and Susan Lamberger of Singing Mouse Wildlife Rescue and Rehab are both nonprofit organizations in Bluffton, who have never met an animal that they didn’t like and are a special breed of humans!

Laura first began taking dogs, then farm animals in 2018, through Beaufort County Animal Control. Susan began taking injured squirrels at her home in 2019. Today a visit to the Barn and Singing Mouse Wildlife Rescue is a little slice of Noah’s Ark! Greeting you are goats and horses followed inside by Lucy the sweetest pig! There are bunnies and parakeets and raccoons and opossums, turkeys and chickens, ducks and deer! The mission is to rescue, rehab and release the wildlife and find homes for all the others! In other words…they are adoptable online! The responsibility can be draining both emotionally and financially. Donations made be made on their Facebook Page…Singing Mouse Wildlife Rescue and Rehab and Lauras Little Critter Barn.

Here’s an idea, next Party ask invitees to participate in a chow & kibble donation instead of hostess gift and birthday presents! Then have the thrill of seeing the child/ adult feed the animals with the donated food! They are always in need of cat, dog, puppy chow and chicken, duck, rabbit and turkey feed. Fresh greens and salad scraps are also appreciated…Donnie loves a good salad! Shoutout to Carter Veterinary Services in Hardeeville who come alongside the woman to care for the animals! For more information or to schedule food drop off please go to the Facebook pages.

AUGUST 16TH . Wednesday . 5:30-7pm