Saw this story in the davis enterprise this morning. Apparently there was a turkey wandering around south davis for the past two weeks with an arrow shot through it’s posterior. Late last week, the Dept. of Fish and Game captured the turkey #82 (what they named him), anesthetized him, and took him to the UCD teaching hospital where he underwent surgery to get the arrow removed.
It’s funny that at this time of year, where millions of turkeys are killed for the thanksgiving and Christmas season, there are people working this hard to preserve the life and livelihood of this one particular wild turkey. Just out of curiosity, who pays this turkey’s medical bill? Would it be the Dept. of Fish and Game? Or does the UCD vet school shoulder the cost of the surgery?
This story gave me a chuckle this morning. There’s something almost Forrest Gump-esque about this little guy.
Here’s the article if you want to read it in full. Apparently he had a girlfriend too. Way to go, #82!
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bahahahahaaa!
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