Dear Heloise: Your obvious love of animals shows in your columns. I have rescued many different animals. Today, I was saddened when I tried to rescue a small tropical bird. It arrived on my porch. I tried to catch it, but it was wary enough that it would not let me get too close. I found it the following morning, and it was dead! This brightly colored little bird was definitely someone’s pet that had escaped. This small tragedy could have been prevented if the owners had clipped the flight feathers. I’m sure they were sad that the bird flew away.

Please remind people once again tha...

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