Man gives porcupine a C-section, saves its baby

[Connery]

"A man has saved a porcupine baby on the streets of Maine, after massaging it back to life having delivered it by caesarean section at a roadside.

Hold your squees of delight for one moment though, the man was only slicing open the dead porcupine in search of a valuable mineral. Jared Buzzell of Lisbon, Maine was foraging for wild mushrooms on Thursday when he saw a porcupine get struck by a car in Minot.

Buzzell said he had heard that the stomachs of the animals contain a valuable mineral deposit, so rushed to extract them.

Upon cutting open the porcupine he found a baby instead, telling WMTW-TV how he cut the umbilical cord and thought the infant was dead until he started massaging it and it began breathing."

Man gives roadkill porcupine a C-section, saves its baby - Weird News - News - The Independent

A very kind hearted soul...Like wow man!!!!..

 

[DriftingSand]

Very cool. LOL. Not the most cuddly pet but I'm sure the little critter is grateful.

 

[westwall]

That....is just so cool!

 

[TheOldSchool]

I'll be damned

 

[Howey]

"A man has saved a porcupine baby on the streets of Maine, after massaging it back to life having delivered it by caesarean section at a roadside.

Hold your squees of delight for one moment though, the man was only slicing open the dead porcupine in search of a valuable mineral. Jared Buzzell of Lisbon, Maine was foraging for wild mushrooms on Thursday when he saw a porcupine get struck by a car in Minot.

Buzzell said he had heard that the stomachs of the animals contain a valuable mineral deposit, so rushed to extract them.

Upon cutting open the porcupine he found a baby instead, telling WMTW-TV how he cut the umbilical cord and thought the infant was dead until he started massaging it and it began breathing."

Man gives roadkill porcupine a C-section, saves its baby - Weird News - News - The Independent

A very kind hearted soul...Like wow man!!!!..

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....

 

[Noomi]

He wasn't kind hearted at all. He rushed to hack up a dead animal because of some fancy shit that might be in its guts, and he found a baby inside of it. Is he going to be charged with mutilating a dead animal?

 

[hjmick]

He wasn't kind hearted at all. He rushed to hack up a dead animal because of some fancy shit that might be in its guts, and he found a baby inside of it. Is he going to be charged with mutilating a dead animal?

You are out of your mind...


Why would he be charged with mutilating a dead animal? Are butchers charged with mutilating dead cows? Was Harland Sanders charged for mutilating dead chickens?


Regardless of why he cut the dead porcupine open, he saved the porcupette. He didn't have to do that.

 

[Connery]

He wasn't kind hearted at all. He rushed to hack up a dead animal because of some fancy shit that might be in its guts, and he found a baby inside of it. Is he going to be charged with mutilating a dead animal?

No more than a butcher or a hunter would be. The animal was dead.

 

[DriftingSand]

He wasn't kind hearted at all. He rushed to hack up a dead animal because of some fancy shit that might be in its guts, and he found a baby inside of it. Is he going to be charged with mutilating a dead animal?

Ummmm ... the animal was already dead due to being "HIT BY A CAR."

 

[DriftingSand]

He wasn't kind hearted at all. He rushed to hack up a dead animal because of some fancy shit that might be in its guts, and he found a baby inside of it. Is he going to be charged with mutilating a dead animal?

No more than a butcher or a hunter would be. The animal was dead.

Connery ... please don't make sense. You might confuse folks.

 

[DriftingSand]

He wasn't kind hearted at all. He rushed to hack up a dead animal because of some fancy shit that might be in its guts, and he found a baby inside of it. Is he going to be charged with mutilating a dead animal?

You are out of your mind...


Why would he be charged with mutilating a dead animal? Are butchers charged with mutilating dead cows? Was Harland Sanders charged for mutilating dead chickens?


Regardless of why he cut the dead porcupine open, he saved the porcupette. He didn't have to do that.

And you, hjmick, you stop making sense too. Thinking may be dangerous to some folk's health:

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Well, at least he didn't just walk away from the baby. I've been known to check dead possums for babies in their pouches.

What valuable mineral exists inside porcupine's stomachs?

 

[hjmick]

Well, at least he didn't just walk away from the baby. I've been known to check dead possums for babies in their pouches.

What valuable mineral exists inside porcupine's stomachs?

Bezoar, it’s an ingredient in alternative medicines. Supposedly quite valuable in those circles.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

yeah, I remembered that.

With the raccoon with mange, I'd bet the jackass who killed it kept the baculum for the same reason.