Scared Barn Owl Stuck in Glue Trap Is Finally Free | The Dodo

[@NWard1210]

I wouldn’t have thought to use vegetable oil to clean the glue off. That’s a great tip! Super happy the owl is okay.

[@moonlitegirl72]

Me either I would have thought of all the toxic stuff like lighter fluid , alcohol, acetone which all would have probably ruined the owl's feathers now if it had been chewing gum I would have known peanut butter would dissolve it but now I have a new tip in my repertoire vegetable oil great idea

[@coryo617]

same with tree sap ..olive oil works great ..specially on dogs paws.

[@MarcelKumer]

@@moonlitegirl72 Hmm idk, i would just google how to remove glue. But im a genius.

[@shep9231]

Likewise. I didn't know about that one either. This woman is a genious.

[@shotjohnny]

You can also use (vegetable) oil to remove nasty stickers/glue etc. from bottles and other surfaces...

[@Ena48145]

It makes me cry when the animal is so calm and knows you're there to help it, especially wild animals like this that have never had any human interaction

[@m4rvinmartian]

Hate to burst your bubble, and if it was just you, I'd ignore it. But since other nature lovers read this. ALL raptors are dangerous. Do not attempt what you saw here if you are not trained and familiar. That owl was not "calm" and "knowing you are there to help", it is saving its energy to escape. Which means it may still attack when it is recharged.

[@Onigirli]

@@m4rvinmartian Relax, you're gonna give yourself a stomach ulcer worrying about the well-meaning idiots who're fated to get slashed from being motivated by these videos

[@paulsawczyc5019]

@@m4rvinmartian That's how humans behave - animals are noble.

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

@@paulsawczyc5019 they're really not. they dont have the brain power for nobility, especially owls. owls are dumb as bricks, they are designed to silently kill things and thats it. they dont feed their children equally, unlike kestrels, and are uncaring if the youngest one starves. they will feed the carcass to its siblings. they will destroy eggs of other birds they find in their territory. they're cool animals and very graceful to look at when they fly. but they are still just non-sapient animals and its important to remember that for your safety and theirs.

[@paulsawczyc5019]

@@ashleyjohnson9651 Unlike people - most animals live according to nature - for that reason, they are noble.

[@2345allthebest]

Officer Meneses DEFINITELY is in the right profession. The rewards you gain from things like this go way beyond the material...! Great job!

[@-108-]

So glad she knew to use oil on the adhesive as a solvent. Most people don't know this. It's the best remedy for cleaning stubborn tree sap from fabric, as well.

[@jack1d1XB]

I would never have thought if vegetable oil as an agent to removing glue, so I learnt something new and wow, great job done, 😃👍

[@tommygunn2782]

Yes, you "really did just do that." And the gift of life you gave to that beautiful creature is now written forever.

[@Skeptimystic]

What a beautiful way to phrase it!

[@freedomisnotfree9129]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ❤Love this!

[@zeusistheone4043]

One of us might have to do this so anyone be prepared this person is showing us how to do it. The owl understood the human was helping which is why it was calm.

[@gecko2738]

@@zeusistheone4043 I would imagine he was exhausted and didn't see her as a threat after a while.

[@Vsan-CH1]

Mhm.. 😌

[@Pokeepikaaaaa]

Poor owl. So happy the owl is free!

[@KAL-589]

Poor Owly.

[@annajbanana2132]

Wow this woman was amazing. This owl was really lucky that she was the person that helped him because he really needed the cleanup to be done right and she did it.

[@wilsondave3505]

Hello anj

[@MyMy-zi7yv]

These are the problems with traps, or any poison type of baits etc. .... you always snag the unintended. You have to really think about the consequences. Thank God this lady found him and patiently helped the poor little soul. Praises Officer Meneses!!!!

[@NMN_CP]

you shouldn't be poisoning anyone

[@laurieb3703]

Horrific for the "intended" as well

[@MyMy-zi7yv]

@@laurieb3703 You know, I didn't specifically say it, but believe me, I meant that as well.

[@realname4430]

if I remember correctly these, alongside even slug pelets are banned now in the UK. these kinds of traps do not discriminate against any creature. in the Geneva convention there are clauses that prevent and outlaw the use of weapons that do not discriminate. these kinds of traps are no different, just on a smaller scale

[@MyMy-zi7yv]

@@realname4430 My friend, I would not lose one minute of sleep if any and all creature traps (unless 100% non-kill) could be banned.

[@Hexepresso]

Glue traps were definitely made by someone with no care for animals at all. I'm so happy this beautiful owl got help before it was too late.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

@Charlie Sthill But why do you make a trap that can literally catch anything instead of something specific?

[@WilisL]

@@phoenixflamegames1 Don't be naive man, any trap will almost always have consequences on other animals. Any rat trap would also be cable of catching any small critter the size of a rat or mice, or harming larger ones. Like think of the trap that snaps down onto a rat, that would hurt any animal curious enough to stick their limbs into it. Or the live catch cage rat traps, theyre usually large, capable of catching even squirrels. Even if it's small, there's plenty of animals the size of rats that would get in there.

[@Project199x]

@Angry Fist yuh they are pretty cruel

[@gavinreid2741]

A law has been introduced in England making Glue traps illegal except when used by professional pest control.

[@Hoosje11]

It’s animal abuse.

[@Catherinzsl]

One of the many things I'd like to be able to hear from animals is how they experience moments like these. We often think they know we're trying to help them, and we're probably right - but it would be interesting to hear about it from the perspective of the animals. Like this owl - at what point did he realise the lovely officer was there to help him, not to have him for lunch? Was it a quick understanding, or did it slowly dawn on him? Was he cooperating by staying still, or was he just resigned to his fate, or terrified?

[@Hathur]

The concept of assistance / aid / help is not foreign to MOST species (mammals most certainly anyway but many avian species as well). It is observed from time to time, obviously mothers and (and fathers among a few species) will give help to their young when they are in distress or injured. But even outside their own family humans have sometimes observed animals trying to help other animals (a raccoon that got stuck in a storm drain comes to mind, 3 other raccoons were trying to tear open the metal bars to let their stuck friend out). The concept is obviously not alien to them, many species are intelligent enough to either attempt to aid or understand there are other animals trying to help them. I would imagine that this owl, after probably a minute or two of direct physical contact with the human, realized "She is not exhibited predator behavior, she would have eaten me by now. She is not a predator.. but what does she want?". I think the owl was content to realize the human wasn't a predator, probably didn't understand the motivation over her behaviors until after his/her wing was freed, the blanket removed and could look directly at the human again and probably wonder to itself something to the effect of: "Huh. My wing isn't stuck, the furless ape isn't hurting me or trying to eat me. It has fixed my wing. Fascinating." ... or something along those lines of it's owl-limited intellect. Suffice to say, it was self-aware enough (a relatively intelligent species as well) to comprehend the basics that the human intended no harm at the very least.

[@randomobserver8168]

@@Hathur That's a pretty convincing take and maybe a plausible one. Often I watch these videos and I too would love to know what the animal is experiencing. Sometimes rabbit or squirrel rescues have descriptions that focus on the animal just freezing up with fear, maybe warning that this is unavoidable behaviour for them but humans can still help if the animal's need is greater- like a trap or stuck in a hole and can't escape. Maybe it's true- we can help, but they'll always fear. But you perhaps never know, and it's very encouraging to wonder that perhaps some species can understand they are being helped, even if they have no idea what that huge thing is or why it is helping.

[@OutnBacker]

I'd like to think that since birds groom thier feathers a lot, it may follow that if their feathers get coated and they can't groom the gunk off, that they could possibly understand that another creature - working the same area - could be helping.

[@LordRayken]

@@Hathur You humanized the owl too much, but they are very intelligent birds. They think in pictures, not words, in general scientific testing, they recognize familiar locations and familiar sights the most. Immediate reaction is fight or flight, and as the reaction wears off, the animal is no longer going to exhibit signs of panic. Many animals at that point just focus on trying to get away and won't stay calm or wait, but due to the increased intelligence of avian animals, owls in particular, it waited until it was released. As cool as it sounds, the owl wouldn't have been thinking "furless ape..." or "fascinating..." or anything like that haha, that's strictly human thought. Just more or less, no harm plus patience equates to a calm animal because they are going to do what causes them the least distress.

[@amberstamp1965]

I love seeing stories like this! With all the evil and hate in the world, it's little stuff like this that gives me hope for the future ❤

[@katyaflippinov9197]

It gives me hope for the present. Just the here and now.

[@wilsondave3505]

Yeah

[@p4507775]

Now all we need to do is clone her character, put it in a syringe, say it's a vaccine for the manufactured Chinese bioweapon (aka Covid 19) and watch the world change for the better. 🙄😊 Well at least it sounds good. Have a great day.

[@luceatlux7087]

As an empath, my assessment is that there's no hope for a kind future in America or any laissez-faire capitalist matrices (have you quietly listened to American young people today? They're endlessly judgmental, materialist, Machiavellian monsters). If pure self-centeredness doesn't claim an individual here, tribe obsession does (family, race, politics, sex, etc). But it is good to see a small percentage of people who are presumably holding out in the fire... There are countries who are doing much better tho. Finland just easily utterly eradicated homelessness (it wasn't hard either... they did it in less than a year).

[@valethewolf49]

I HATE glue traps. I've seen so many creatures suffer because of these horrid contraptions. I really think they should be outlawed. Thankyou so much for helping that Owl ❤️

[@sanctuary6689]

While I agree with you I have to add that without glue traps I would have definitely been stung by more scorpions than I have been. I was house sitting and the place was infested. I’d wake up with scorpions crawling on my body. It was a nightmare until I got glue traps. But those were all inside, so not really the same as this situation.

[@lawrencelymanii6943]

Properly placed, tended, and with exclusion devices, "basically screens to prevent larger animals from coming in contact, glue traps are good, non toxic traps for insects, arachnids, etc. They have some good uses, but the ones made specifically for mammals, those ALL suck, and should be outlawed.

[@Moth_Please]

We had to use glue traps inside our home because none of the typical snapping mouse traps worked. But by observing where the mice would go between the day and night, we could place a mouse trap in their path, and we caught plenty of them and released them just fine. Never seen one outside before, don't know what they were trying to catch with that. But it's not the trap, it's the person.

[@lawrencelymanii6943]

@@Moth_Please I've never seen a glue trap that was easily releasable, I have seen mice that have actually ripped their own skin trying to get out of them, I've seen them dying from exhaustion, dehydration and just stress from being stuck in glue, but never a successful release. The owl in this video was lucky, only its feet and a few feathers were stuck, if it had been more, it would most definitely ended differently. Glue traps, all of them, are specifically designed as non toxic KILL traps, and I think they are cruel.

[@Moth_Please]

@@lawrencelymanii6943 Oh, we use vegetable oil to get them out, and it loosens them easily.

[@alanm.4298]

Beautiful bird! Thank you for taking such good care of him. 👍

[@The-Dom]

When humans and animals develop a symbiotic relationship like this, it makes me dream of a better world.

[@TheKeystoneChannel]

To be fair , it is not really symbiotic when a human caused this problem in the first place by placing the glue trap

[@TheKeystoneChannel]

@Angry Fist Dunno , if people had the integrity animals had it would be a better world, i know it just is, but the isness of it sucks

[@TheKeystoneChannel]

@Angry Fist They do, but they are not cruel about it and do not keep them locked up for years beforehand

[@DarkEcho32]

@@TheKeystoneChannel animals may not keep one another locked up,but you know nothing if you think they aren't capable of extreme cruelty,especially when it comes to certain birds and dolphins,and that's ignoring that we're animals too.

[@DarkEcho32]

Also that's not at all what symbiosis is

[@rebeccalove9169]

Owls are my favorite animals hands down! She was so sweet kind and gentle with this animal. What a great job I'm sure this owl will never forget!

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Likewise, Owls are amazing!

[@rebeccameder1289]

They say animals don't forget their human rescuers!

[@louisbryan6278]

Hello

[@SL33PYLUNA]

This is one of the reasons barn owls are my favourite aniamls. Just look at him at the end being so thankful and appreciateable to her

[@jaded5957]

God bless this lovely woman, what a wonderful thing to do. Most of us wouldn't have had a clue what to do so for her to think rationally and keep the bird calm without needing to wait for others to help was amazing to be a part of.

[@SonicJrandSarah]

She saved that owl's life, and he is eternally grateful!

[@sara6353]

That is a much needed video, thank you for showing not only to help the animal but how to help those glue traps should have been bagged up

[@wilsondave3505]

How are you doing sara

[@lookingupwards8652]

Folks like you make a huge difference, thank you very much

[@JamesSmith-od7po]

Beautiful lady for helping, thank you

[@antoniusrono]

Thank you for your kindness, officer. May God bless you 😇😇😇

[@cynthiah.3015]

Thank you for saving him 🥰❤️, we need more people like you to love and care for our animals in the wild. 💕

[@markvecchio3857]

I agree 👍🏼

[@sarahprice1375]

Thank you Officer Meneses

[@melanielemay4701]

Glue traps are so damn barbaric and cruel. There are so many other humane options to get rid of unwanted animals. I'm glad the owl was saved! Good people still exist.

[@maggiemccauslin1084]

Absolutely!

[@markvecchio3857]

Amen

[@helentam-semmens821]

Use life traps for mice and rats. They are effective and easy to handle. Just release the trapped mice and rats in the field.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

@@helentam-semmens821 EXACTLY. I have caught a lot of mice with mine and it’s also interesting to see the mice up close (tho that’s a bit mean to the mice since that scares them a lot)

[@cooperminion825]

Best option: get a cat. The mice and rats sense the predator and tend to stay away

[@debbieschultz9768]

God bless this officer. What a beautiful bird.

[@Nan-1017]

A true hero! Thank you, you are amazing!!!❤️

[@lb1460]

You saved his life. Thank you for caring and helping.

[@danjordan1979]

What an amazing job she did! And she did it the best way possible too. Kudos! He's such a beautiful bird, so regal. 🦉

[@Boudgi]

Very beautiful story Thank you for showing people that cares about animal in distress!

[@catherinefoster1481]

Bless your heart. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤

[@godandcountry8218]

Thank you Officer 🙌🏻🙏🏻 your kindness will be rewarded.

[@kodyadams5561]

ABSOLUTELY A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO AND LIFE LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVERYONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR ALL ANIMALS IN NEED .

[@Anjanya1948]

tyvm for an act of kindness

[@martinweiss2955]

I'm not sure what the right choice was to clean the wings, but vegetable oil I guess was safe. So it was a good call. Kept some weatherproofing from the owl oils. So good call. And good job!

[@markvecchio3857]

Vegetable oil cleans so many different types of messes, stains, etc. and is harmless needless to say! 😊👍🏼

[@deberabehrens2303]

You are a very good person for helping that beautiful owl. I'm sure he will never forget you.

[@shawnpuffy]

This is a great example of someone who makes a positive difference in the world while providing meaningful purpose to one's life. If you are down in the dumps just get out and lend a hand and pick someone up to pick yourself up.

[@Mike-jy6mf]

To be able to have an experience like this with a wild animal is amazing. I'm extremely jealous!

[@dianehobbs]

Officer Meneses is a wonderful person, not only does she serve and protect the people, she helps wildlife also. That owl is so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@AdryWoods]

God bless all of you guys and thanks for the help & good job 👏🏻

[@lisascheunert7688]

You are an angel. I believe they know when we are trying to help them. You did a good thing. Thank you. 🥺🥰❤️

[@bluelilly22222]

First he tried to attack you then he sat clam on your hand... Wow what an relief he got, thanks to you.❤👍👌grt job

[@samkelly8786]

You did a great job on rescuing him and removing the glue off the feathers and the claws. Thank you!

[@superpayaseria]

I need a woman like here to do the same for me. Imagine a world where more strangers care.... Maybe not..... God bless her!

[@pblw4276]

I live in Southern CA. Thank you Officer Meneses! You are my hero!!!

[@singingdane3916]

Thank you Officer, for your example of gentle care. Damn glue traps.

[@elizabethmcgovern1763]

Owl's are one of my favourite creatures in the whole world. What a beautiful bird and you were so cool under pressure. God bless you for helping him and when I saw you release him my heart soared to see him fly away. Love and blessings from Scotland.x

[@wilsondave3505]

Wow

[@itsmeagain5669]

these glue traps are barbarically cruel and should be banned ‼️ I regard anyone using them a psychopath.. end of story! also, I’ve rescued animals for 4 decades & run a shelter

[@franksmith7247]

True! Thank you for rescuing animals! ❤️

[@curioustealeaves]

Owls are such beautiful creatures

[@nillyk5671]

This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you officer. You are amazing.

[@lorderik237]

He was just pissed because despite being one who knows 10,000 things, Wan Shi Tong managed to fall victim to a simple glue trap.

[@Mortac]

Well done, girl. Thank you for helping this animal in need.

[@p4507775]

Good on you Officer Meneses, you are a credit to your profession and deserve recognition for such. Not only a credit to your profession but as ' Human Being' in general. We need more people like you. Thank You for your service and Thank You for your character. This world would be so much better off with like minded individuals such as yourself. Well done, Officer Meneses, well done.

[@wombat.6652]

I'm not crying happy awed tears. ........much. Thank you beautiful human

[@lesyeuxsansvisage1157]

If you need to remove mice or rats, please don’t use glue traps. Buy humane traps, fill them with Adams Peanut butter, and check frequently through the day. Once you catch the mice, relocate them to a safe place. This method doesn’t kill animals, and doesn’t harm others like this poor owl.

[@valethewolf49]

I think glue traps should be outlawed

[@dallaslouie]

Thank you for sharing, and Thank you caring and helping that beautiful Owl.

[@SS_DT]

Use of glue traps is the #1 indicator of someone being a horrible, shitty person. If you are using glue traps, stop immediately.

[@laurabryannan]

Thank you! I agree completely.

[@laurabryannan]

Thank you! I agree completely.

[@lowandodor1150]

Officer Meneses, you are astonishing. What an incredible act of kindness and successful on top of it. I find it so perplexing that he did not try to fight her more, once in the towel, i mean, it almost felt like he was sedated, so calm.....

[@laurabryannan]

I hate glue traps, and will never use them. If you have unwanted vermin, use a trap that will kill instantly, not torture the poor creature for hours. Or, better yet, use a safe trap and let the critter go.

[@tragictoy3347]

There's no harm or cost to be kind... all animals, pests or otherwise, deserve to live, as every creature has a place on this planet. Glue traps are simply inhumane.

[@Merbella]

💯 agree!

[@amterasutenma2547]

I'm glad that Barn Owl was okay. He's so beautiful.

[@pszeto6961]

Oh, you’re beautiful! You’re a Angel! Thank you so much for your rescue. Such a beautiful big bird! It’s super cute. Look at it’s cute big eyes, it melts your heart. Yes, it knew you’ve helping it. God bless it safe and healthy forever. ☺️💚💜🧡💙❤️💖💖💖💖😍

[@philc2729]

Thank you very much Officer Meneses. Your courage and kindness floors me.

[@alisoncanty5660]

God bless you for doing this. Thank you.

[@armandoariza8488]

I can watch this 1000 times and never get bored. What an amazing act of kindness.

[@vaibhavimalvadkar7680]

And God has blessed the planet with hearts as kind as yours...❣️🙏😇

[@francispeltonen7595]

Bless you officer. Job well done. Your empathy was above and beyond. Thank you

[@craneology]

The concept of a glue trap is pure torture. Humans aren't worth it.

[@whatdoinamethis4325]

And tell me what else will be safe for other animals mice traps that kill? Nope it will break the leg of the owl or even rip it off now tell me

[@Sharona-21]

Thank you for your kindness to that beautiful creature.

[@queenbee3647]

Thank you Officer! 💖 That owl has a life now because of you. 🌹

[@denisepickering2119]

Amazing. Your rescue had tears of joy and happiness for saving this beautiful Owl thankyou xxx

[@wallacehughes4643]

Only a compassionate lady can do that, I'm so freaking proud of her. BRAVO !👌👏👏👏

[@jennydrumm7223]

What a majestic animal! That must have been so thrilling for her to be up close and personal with him and to save his life!

[@wilsondave3505]

Yeah

[@JonathanHallOverAllen]

God Bless you for taking care of this beautiful bird! So Good.

[@lolacookie453]

Gorgeous baby! Kudos to this wonderful woman! Sometimes our spirit animals come to us in dreams, sometimes they come to us irl. She should consider herself blessed.

[@puppytoes6241]

Thanks for helping this beautiful owl.

[@TheColosiss]

Thank you. Owls truly are glorious creatures...

[@jz94117]

Owls are special. TY, Officer.

[@mikeb1039]

You're a beautiful person. Thank you.

[@deb9859]

So wonderful of you to help that scared owl . There is some true heroes and you are one ❤️

[@linjaysha]

That was amazing! Thank you, Officer Meneses, you are a true gem! Owls are such magnificent creatures. I am so glad you were there to save this one!

[@Dobbles862]

Thank you for helping this sweet guy! He is so beautiful!

[@michellemyallen]

Thank you Officer Meneses! It takes a heart!!

[@ninamarie8654]

You did such a wonderful thing for this sweet trapped bird. Thank you for caring enough and thank you for sharing. 💖🙋

[@hollybronwyn8176]

What a beauty. Thank you *SO MUCH* for helping this spectacular soul.

[@johnvincentbaquiran7855]

The amount if patients are incredible

[@kirschrot77]

Officer Meneses is great, thank you

[@drcaffeine1974]

Thank you Officer Meneses.

[@GeorgiaJakes7]

That was so great of you. how once he knew you were helping he was so patient. Thanks for all you do

[@RobbingBanks-f8y]

That was the coolest thing ever!!!! So glad you had video never would I believed this story . It's hard to believe what I just saw. An amazing moment caught in time. Love it❤❤❤❤.

[@mariadegan1029]

How WONDERFUL!! She knew exactly what to do🙏🙏 animals know when they are being helped❤️

[@Nefariously_ignorant]

He was smiling, you can see it in his eyes and face in general. He'd figured out what you were doing and appreciated it.

[@dianecourtney2724]

You are such a wonderful caring person. You are a true hero 💕💕

[@videogalwatch]

Kudos to Inland Valley! What a champion among your ranks!

[@manfredfails7485]

Owls are my favorite animal. Your AWESOME! For helping him, thank you.

[@frostraider8280]

I am very thankful there are souls like her around this world. I hate to see creatures in misery due to human litter, I hope one day these issues are solved

[@LateMoonGrass]

Thank you for helping this beautiful bird.

[@kendalton2115]

Ofc. Meneses, you deserve every positive accolade you receive.💯%🌹

[@michelvispress-lay2510]

I love birds. Thank you for helping this fantastic creature.

[@claran3616]

Owls are great up close. My dad rescued/caught a Great Horned with a shot wing in our yard and I think seeing it became one of the best things I've ever experienced.

[@nathanwilson64]

Shout out to her for helping animals

[@mr.robinson1982]

Humans are at thier best when the situation is at its worse.