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Editor, Index-Tribune:
This letter is written in gratitude toward all who participated in the capture and release of the mallard duck featured in the Index-Tribune’s articles, dated Jan. 4, 8 and 18.
What began as a senseless act of violence toward an innocent duck, climaxed in his freedom to resume a life as nature intended.
Much praise initially goes to the Index-Tribune for showing Dan Graham’s touching photo of this injured fowl, which then caught the eye of extraordinary animal rescue person, Deborah Stroski.
She refused to be thwarted by a very difficult rescue operation involving her son, Ector Garcia, and his friends. One must also credit Deborah’s dream that became the blueprint for this benevolent act. Her intense focus and refusal to allow any obstacle to hinder a positive outcome truly serves as a model for us all.
Dr. Dan Samini’s commendable free services completed the healing process leading to the triumphant release.
Noteworthy are the lovely photographs by Robbi Pengelly and David Bolling documenting this act of collective caring directed to a Sonoma duck.
Thank you all for your important participation. All living creatures deserve the same consideration.
Sue Weingarten
Sonoma
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Dr. Dan Samini, DVM, and Ms. Stroski & her son Ector are very compassionate humans who went above and beyond what many would do to save a wild creature from yet another bit of savagery by other humans.
Hopefully, the Mallard will decide to live out its life in the safety of the Sonoma creek network. For if it ever joins its brethren in the general migratory wild duck population, it will be at high risk of being shot to death by hunters, waiting somewhere in a blind who don't care a whit for the duck or the good work that decent people have done. The hunters don't need to kill the Mallard to eat or survive. Like many who cling to guns as a way of life, they just need to kill something -- anything -- "for sport." Ducks. Police officers. A spouse. School children. Whatever. It's part of the gun culture.