So what do you do if you hit an animal?

[Godsgrl]

we were driving to church today, along some country highways, and someone had hit a huge wild boar. I feel so sorry for the driver, whomever it was. Their vehicle had to be totaled. I just hope they weren't hurt. As for the boar....well, he fed the vultures. At the size he was, there is NO WAY I would have gotten out to check on him.

 

[Cetawin]

Dpends on the circumstances and the animal actually....wildlife I would immediately put it down and call law enforcement. Cat or dog, family pet type (including a chicken) I would look around and knock on doors to try to locate the owner, if no owner could be found and it was serious enough that the animal would die anyway, I would put it down, if not and I could get it in my vehicle without being mauled by a scared hurt animal, I would take it to the nearest vet clinic.

For the record, I have taken a dog to the vet (I did not hit it, the person in front of me did), I have put down a deer that hit my car and a neighbor's horse that was hit by someone in front of my house. So honestly it depends on the circumstances and animal. Wildlife have a much smaller chance of survival usually because just the injuries and interacting with human bring about fatal shock.