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Beloved Vancouver bird Canuck the Crow was struck on the head and knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack at a children’s soccer tournament Saturday. For those of you unfamiliar with Canuck - he is a crow who was abandoned as a baby, rescued by a family in East Vancouver, and then let go into the wild when he was healthy enough to care for himself. He has been coming back to the house where he was fledged and has bonded with one of the people who lives there, Shawn. He is a wild crow and goes about his daily crow life but is habituated to humans. This has made him somewhat of an internet celebrity as Shawn has been documenting his relationship with Canuck since after he fledged and returned to the wild. There was a weird incident over a year ago where someone tried to capture Canuck, but was foiled by Shawn. Other than that it has mostly been a the two of them clowning around and stories and pictures form other people who encounter him around the Vancouver area. Canuck has apparently managed to live a normal crow life and has a mate who is named Cassiar, but not as habituated to human contact as Canuck. This weekend, as detailed in the article linked above, Canuck was struck in the head with a flagpole and seriously hurt. He's been brought to the vet my wife and I take our bird to, Dr. McDonald. She is one of the best avian vets in North America. From our experiences with her, Dr. McDonald is very frank. For her to be saying that Canuck is "not well" in a newspaper article is an understatement at best. I am concerned about his health right now, and mad that an act of human stupidity has hurt this curious and friendly bird. Crows are very intelligent and I am concerned about how this might alter the relationship he has with people.
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WHat the gently caress  Humans are the loving worst.
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Mar 27, 2017 15:10
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Shawn, Canuck's human posted today that Cassiar has been coming by his house every day looking for Canuck. 
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Mar 28, 2017 03:14
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Update from the Vancouver Sun today, stating that Dr. McDonald is helping Canuck for free, and that the SPCA has opened an investigation. http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/canuck-the-crow-spca-seek-witnesses-after-crow-hurt-at-soccer-game
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Mar 28, 2017 04:22
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if you're so much of a helicopter parent that you feel the need to injure or murder a bird for getting too close to your little skylers or aidens, you should probably not be a parent at all Mirthless fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 28, 2017 15:58
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They should punch the punch the parent in the face.
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Mar 28, 2017 23:05
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Where did you hear that it was a parent? Here's a great interview with Dr. McDonald, LAB you should read this throughout as she talks about the history of her hospital and the types of birds they see and treat. http://www.vancourier.com/news/meet-the-vancouver-veterinarian-tending-to-canuck-the-crow-1.13118606
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Mar 29, 2017 04:08
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mikerock posted:Where did you hear that it was a parent? I looked around for articles, I don't have the one at the moment but it was apparently "a volunteer" at the event, so I'm guessing it was a parent they haven't caught the person yet, they are looking for people to rat them out tho, lol edit: lol okay sorry I didn't mean to besmirch the reputation of soccer dads   Mirthless fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 06:05
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Everything I have heard is that it was a volunteer linesman who whacked Canuck and nothing else.
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Mar 29, 2017 06:56
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Mirthless just found an opportunity to talk about how much he hates parents.
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Mar 29, 2017 17:37
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I don't know anything about soccer and how volunteer organisations are organised but it's a bit of a leap you've made there without any facts. It could turn out to be that you're right and it is a parent but it's a bit soon to be going for the torches and pitch forks. Also this passive aggressive comment and your strike-through edits are weird. Mirthless posted:
To get back on topic Shawn is giving out orange zip ties at his work today to raise awareness for animal cruelty. He also posted an update: quote:Canuck is still healing but is doing well. He is bright and chipper and is still heading in the right direction. Both of his wings are up, which is a good sign. Canuck is eating and drinking as well. He is expected to be in care for close to another week.
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Mar 29, 2017 22:43
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quote:Canuck is still healing but is doing well. He is bright and chipper and is still heading in the right direction. Both of his wings are up, which is a good sign. Canuck is eating and drinking as well. He is expected to be in care for close to another week. I am hugely relieved to hear this, thank you for the continued updates mikerock 
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Mar 29, 2017 22:49
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I met Canuck once at Grandview Park in Vancouver and he smelled my toque and poked at it then flew away. That's my Canuck story thanks for listening.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:21
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I wish I'd met him. He showed up just after we moved out of the neighborhood. I used to live at Windermere and Charles which is super close.
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Mar 30, 2017 02:04
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I didn't want to post anything about donations until it got around to naming legit ones. Here's the post made on the Canuck FB site about the issue: quote:A huge thank-you you goes out to Canuck and I's friend Karen Nixon for taking care of this: I'll be dropping by Night Owl to make a donation in person on Monday but if anyone is interested here is one of the Go Fund Me pages that is legit: https://www.gofundme.com/canuck-the-crows-vet-fees Night Owl Bird Hospital site: http://www.nightowlbirdhospital.ca/ [LAB if this is not OK then please delete]
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Mar 31, 2017 04:13
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I don't have any objections. Almost four thousand dollars donated to this GoFundMe in four days -- wow. Get well quickly Canuck, a lot of people love you
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Mar 31, 2017 04:37
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I like that so much is coming in, as the excess will help her treat other wild birds, which she always does pro-bono. Dr. McDonald does A LOT of charity work. She recently helped out to the tune of around $500K when a parrot "rescue" on Vancouver Island closed and hundreds of birds came to the mainland (Vancouver) to be treated for various problems, from severe life threatening ailments, to everyday birb problems and then rehomed. They were largely successful but did everything on donations and volunteer time. Even with that she remembers Scout when we stop by or come in for checkups, and talks about her and how she's a good bird. She has a great amount of skill, competency, and compassion. I can't say enough good things about her and if you ask around you'll hear the same thing from everyone who has dealt with her.
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Mar 31, 2017 04:46
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Dr. McDonald is probably one of the single biggest thing I miss the most about Vancouver. She truly was (and clearly still is) amazing.
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Mar 31, 2017 08:27
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Shawn updated that Canuck got some flying time in over the weekend and will be out of vet care soon. Stopping by tomorrow to schedule an appointment for my parrot and to give a donation.
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Apr 3, 2017 02:35
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That's great news!
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Apr 3, 2017 17:06
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 Canuck at Night Owl, almost ready for freedom! (Not my photo)
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Apr 4, 2017 04:10
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mikerock posted:
I wanna meet that crow.
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Apr 4, 2017 21:17
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Canuck has been released and will be back stealing bloody knives from crime scenes in no time
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Apr 4, 2017 21:21
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A Good Bird.
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Apr 5, 2017 01:15
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CLAM DOWN posted:Canuck has been released and will be back stealing bloody knives from crime scenes in no time Lookat dis guy here, stealin' mah thunder!!! Canuck's mate Cassiar showed up shortly after and they're hanging out like nothing happened. Canuck is getting his favourite fish head treats which helps!
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Apr 5, 2017 02:51
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Apr 5, 2017 02:59
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mikerock posted:Canuck's mate Cassiar showed up shortly after and they're hanging out like nothing happened. Two good birds. 
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Apr 5, 2017 03:13
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There's a nice little epilogue to this story. Canuck is trying to build a nest for the first time! No word on whether he and his mate will have any babies, but he's obviously fit and happy.
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Apr 29, 2017 03:15
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I am glad that there seems to have been no damage to the relationship between Canuck and Shawn. I haven't heard anything about charges from the initial incident.
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Apr 29, 2017 07:59
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Canada's death penalty is very hush hush. Best not to talk about it.
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May 21, 2017 16:05
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Eifert Posting posted:Canada's death penalty is very hush hush. Canada is literally the only place I've ever heard of that abolished the death penalty, and politely told the last two dudes on death row, "At least you'll be the last to hang in Canada!" Those dudes are extremely hanged.
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May 21, 2017 16:15
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Finally, a story with a good ending. I love crows.
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Jul 4, 2017 06:35
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Recent Canuck news - he's been attacking mail carriers and caused one to bleed, so Canada Post had to cut off mail service to Shawn's house and the surrounding homes, 12 people in total, until Canuck can be controlled or stopped. http://globalnews.ca/news/3553909/canuck-the-crow-faces-threats-after-letter-carrier-attack-leads-to-mail-delivery-stoppage/
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Canada Post resumed delivery back on the 27th so I'm assuming they figured it out.
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