For owls that are superb.
US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com
Australia Rescue Help: WIRES
Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Italy Wild Bird Rescue: wildvogelhilfe.org
If you find an injured owl:
Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.
Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.
Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.
If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.
For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.
From Owl Rescue Centre
This sneaky little lady has been living inside a Shoprite store in Thokoza for the last few weeks. She was a difficult customer, had all her hiding spots well mapped out, just in case some owl rescuers came knocking. That's Jacob in the photo, he's their security gent who offered a great deal of help in rescuing her. We don't often tag company rescues anymore, but we know Shoprite South Africa loves owls
"Can you believe they don't even carry fresh shrew in this store???
I told you we should have stopped at Vole Foods instead..."
"Get me the complaints book!"
Some places have an actual book to register complaints?!
In my country, yes. And not presenting it when requested is motive for an immediate fine, upon calling police services. If unexistent, it escalates the infraction. Then there are the mandatory times to reply to the complaint, that if failed automatically escalates the situation. And the complaints book is supervised by a national authority that supervises food safety and fiscal evasion, in parallel with normal police services, plus the regular audits by our tax authority.
Is it perfect? No. But it does produce results.
That is amazing! Regulation works when it's actually enforced. I wish more was done to protect the consumer like that.