by Pajarita » Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:52 am
I don't know about a 'real' rescue versus another kind of rescue... I mean, rescue is rescue and whether donations are tax deductible or not is not what determines the actual function or whether the animals do well or not with them. Sheesh, I know of three 501[c]3 rescues that are nothing but collectors looking for free birds and two that are flippers! I don't know if she is tax-exempt because she is in Canada.
As to zoning laws... well, you have to have them because, for one thing, what's 'extreme' for one person might be perfectly normal for another - and, if you don't have rules, people will greatly abuse their neighbors patience and understanding. And taking them to court takes too long, is too complicated and terribly onerous to the court system [and taxpayers].
As to CITES, they only require permits when moving birds in and out of a country not between states, that's US law. And it's not as if it cannot be done, it's only that you need to apply for a permit and get it approved. You guys moved the birds from Ma to RI so it's not as if it cannot be done... But, in any case, they are downgrading the goldens from endangered to threatened because they realized that there were more wild birds than they thought.