Emergency! Babies in storm drain! Update: They are safe!

[thumper650]

Wow! Awesome story and a happy ending. Don't worry about those rent a cops. They're the worst!

Great to see people doing the right thing, sad to see the ones who are afraid to break the rules to help out.

 

[NewBoots]

my favorite line for people who act important:

JFK was the most important man in the world the president, he was shot and died and replaced in 2 hours. How important do you think you are?

That is the best! I'm going to steal that line.

 

[Texag87]

That is the best! I'm going to steal that line.

It is a great line. Too bad JFK was replaced by a sack of.........poop LBJ.

 

[chicknmania]

Thank you so much for all your hard work! Here, someone would have called the police or fire department and chances are good that they would have come to help. Or the news media. They're always dying for feel good stories! If you do get in trouble (I can't imagine why)...let the news media know that too! I'm just sorry momma couldn't have been re united with her babies. Congrats and thank you!

 

[Texag87]

I do not live down there but kinda follow things. Right now there is a big battle between the mayor and fire union so they may be more inclined to follow rules. The SPCA has no excuse though. I think they raise money off the suffering puppy pictures and then, instead of helping animals in general they just help themselves.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I do not live down there but kinda follow things. Right now there is a big battle between the mayor and fire union so they may be more inclined to follow rules. The SPCA has no excuse though. I think they raise money off the suffering puppy pictures and then, instead of helping animals in general they just help themselves.

I think i already wrote that here: The »neighbor« across the street was running a puppy mill in his garage, SPCS didn't care a bit and HCPD told me that dogs are »things« and private property. Wash me but don't make me wet…

 

[Raenh]

I wanted to let all of you know what my plan was for the ducklings originally, so there are no assumptions. I wanted to get them out, put down hardware, and give them back to their momma. That plan went awire because of the issues with the security guard and him threatening to have the police called. It's now at, I'm afraid to go back even to just put the hardware cloth down because if I see more babies down there, I'm probably gonna go to jail.
But now, after I find some place to live again - which I may have, I'm just waiting to see if I'm approved. The lady landlord has 50 ducks and no muscovies!
I want to get the babies back, I'm so grateful again that I found y'all when I first found speedy and extremely grateful that @Texag87 and his wife came to help when they did.

I'm trying to just trust that momma kept the others away from the overflow storm drain grate. But I know those babies, and they can be a handful just like my speedy and fancy were. Getting into everything and no matter what i did to protect them, they'd find something else!
I'm praying that when I go back over to drop the cloth down, there isn't any down there now.

 

[MochaDuck]

I wanted to let all of you know what my plan was for the ducklings originally, so there are no assumptions. I wanted to get them out, put down hardware, and give them back to their momma. That plan went awire because of the issues with the security guard and him threatening to have the police called. It's now at, I'm afraid to go back even to just put the hardware cloth down because if I see more babies down there, I'm probably gonna go to jail.
But now, after I find some place to live again - which I may have, I'm just waiting to see if I'm approved. The lady landlord has 50 ducks and no muscovies!
I want to get the babies back, I'm so grateful again that I found y'all when I first found speedy and extremely grateful that @Texag87 and his wife came to help when they did.

I'm trying to just trust that momma kept the others away from the overflow storm drain grate. But I know those babies, and they can be a handful just like my speedy and fancy were. Getting into everything and no matter what i did to protect them, they'd find something else!
I'm praying that when I go back over to drop the cloth down, there isn't any down there now.

I'm glad you saved them. Have you asked your local police and/or county sheriffs office if it's legal to leave the mesh there? (I'm a little lost with all the posts haha)

 

[CindyinSD]

Wonderful story! Congrats and kudos to you for courage and perseverance in the face of stupidity and callousness.

I’m guessing you could get into trouble covering storm drains with hardware cloth. Debris will build up on hardware cloth with the first hard rain and the streets drained by that storm sewer will flood. Remember there are cameras everywhere. Maybe some creative solutions are out there to be had, but hardware cloth isn’t a viable fix. The drains are so large because that’s the way they have to be in order to work.

 

[Aerliss]

Remember there are cameras everywhere. Maybe some creative solutions are out there to be had, but hardware cloth isn’t a viable fix. The drains are so large because that’s the way they have to be in order to work.

Oh is THAT why American drains are so huge and scary? Huh.

Teeny tiny electric fence? I'm kidding.

Well done everyone involved in the rescue. Great work!