Posted on 12/15/2005 6:52:05 PM PST by Pikamax
SARASOTA— The Pelican Man's Bird Sanctuary in Sarasota is getting ready to release one buzzed bird back out into the wild. Vets at the sanctuary have been caring for a screech owl that was found acting a little odd.
A couple purchased a Christmas tree and had it in the house for five days before decorating it. That's when the couple discovered a tiny screech owl in the tree.
The couple called the sanctuary's rescue squad.
But the story wasn't very interesting until Melissa Dolinsky began assessing the owl's health.
"I kept smelling him and smelling him going, 'What is that odor?'"
She thought it smelled like marijuana.
"Just kind of laying there as happy as could be," said Dolinsky.
They examined the owl looked in his eyes and determined the owl was stoned.
"Absolutely a first for me. I've never had any owl or any other winged creature for that matter come in high? Absolutely a first," said Jeff Dering of Pelican Man's Bird Sanctuary
In true holiday timing, the December guest has generated some much needed attention for the struggling sanctuary.
The sanctuary named the owl Cheech the Screetch.
The staff set Cheech free Thursday afternoon into the trees along bradenton beach.
It's silly, silly, silly...but I love it...
and "Car Wash" BTW...if you want a good laugh....
As someone who has owned birds, sometimes they take on an aroma of what they have been eating. You can tell if they have eating fruits as opposed to seeds for instance.
In that case just eat the owl!!LOL
Thanks for the correction. I didn't know that.
Of course that does not preclude that the answer could be both. Owls, barn and screech are really nervous types and will flee quickly. This makes me think he was pretty layed back in that tree. So, he could have arrived contact stoned from eating mice, and remained that way by inhaling. LOL
No. People who got their pets stoned seemed happy with the result. Except for a guy that fed his Dobermans acid way back when. They just stood there and barked at nothing. I didn't return, but I heard they barked for a week before collapsing. This guy's GF had a chimpanzee that drank cigerettes and smoked beer.
I ran into the strangest people. Jerry Springer would be proud of me. PETA wouldn't know what to do. I have ideas for the Weekly World News:) Actually, this post should be the cover story!
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