Al and Laurie Eylward
| We live at 13103 Sherman Drive Hudson Florida 34667. It's located in North Hudson off of County Line Road. We both worked for the State of Florida, DOT Heavy Equipment in Pinellas County until we moved to Hudson in 1998. I took a job with Pasco County Road and Bridge Dept. We wanted to be closer to home to take care of the animals. Laurie is currently unemployed but spends her time taken care of the wildlife and going on wildlife rescues. |
Our Day Begins At The Facility
Our day's begin at 4:00am every morning. After the
first cup of coffee, (Laurie needs three) we are out
side to the facility by 4:30am tending to the animals.
The raccoons cages need to be hosed down and
their water pools need to be cleaned and filled with
fresh water. Then everyone has cat food and dog
food for breakfast and sometimes peanuts and
marsh mellows as treats. Now it's time for the
squirrels, flying squirrels and opossums. They are
given food and fresh water also. The ducks need to
be let out of their pen and fed. Their pond is filled
with fresh water. Next it's off to the horse stall that
needs to be cleaned. Food and hay is given. Inside
the house we have a nursery set up with baby
animals. Formula needs to be mix and heated. Baby
bottles are filled and feeding begins. Then it's time to
get ready for work. After working 10hrs a day, four
days a week I get home around 6:00pm and we
repeat everything over again. We walk inside the
house tired and exhausted and we get ready for the
next day. We love what we do and would not have it
any other way.
The Cost
We go through approx. 150 lbs of cat and dog food a
week to feed the outside animals.(cost $100) When
the babies start coming in the spring time, we go
through up to three cans of KMR formula a week.
(cost $50) Peanuts, carrots, lettuce, meat, bird food
etc have to be bought. A housing that is 8' x 16' x 8'
high cost $500. Our yearly budget is between $8000
and $10,000 a year. We receive half of that from the
generous donations from concern citizens. The other
half comes from our pockets.
Donations
If you would like to donate, cash, gift cards from
lumber and grocery stores are needed. We also
have an account set up at any GTE Federal Credit
Union under the name Florida Wildlife Alternatives.
You can mail a donation to Florida Wildlife
Alternatives, 13103 Sherman Drive, Hudson Fla.
34667
first cup of coffee, (Laurie needs three) we are out
side to the facility by 4:30am tending to the animals.
The raccoons cages need to be hosed down and
their water pools need to be cleaned and filled with
fresh water. Then everyone has cat food and dog
food for breakfast and sometimes peanuts and
marsh mellows as treats. Now it's time for the
squirrels, flying squirrels and opossums. They are
given food and fresh water also. The ducks need to
be let out of their pen and fed. Their pond is filled
with fresh water. Next it's off to the horse stall that
needs to be cleaned. Food and hay is given. Inside
the house we have a nursery set up with baby
animals. Formula needs to be mix and heated. Baby
bottles are filled and feeding begins. Then it's time to
get ready for work. After working 10hrs a day, four
days a week I get home around 6:00pm and we
repeat everything over again. We walk inside the
house tired and exhausted and we get ready for the
next day. We love what we do and would not have it
any other way.
The Cost
We go through approx. 150 lbs of cat and dog food a
week to feed the outside animals.(cost $100) When
the babies start coming in the spring time, we go
through up to three cans of KMR formula a week.
(cost $50) Peanuts, carrots, lettuce, meat, bird food
etc have to be bought. A housing that is 8' x 16' x 8'
high cost $500. Our yearly budget is between $8000
and $10,000 a year. We receive half of that from the
generous donations from concern citizens. The other
half comes from our pockets.
Donations
If you would like to donate, cash, gift cards from
lumber and grocery stores are needed. We also
have an account set up at any GTE Federal Credit
Union under the name Florida Wildlife Alternatives.
You can mail a donation to Florida Wildlife
Alternatives, 13103 Sherman Drive, Hudson Fla.
34667
Florida Wildlife Alternatives
About Us
We all have a responsibility to provide a safe environment for the wildlife. They are
being lost as we expand our own living space. Please support us in the humane care
and relocation of wildlife that are being displaced by destruction of their habitats.
being lost as we expand our own living space. Please support us in the humane care
and relocation of wildlife that are being displaced by destruction of their habitats.
| In Loving Memory Of My Brother Thomas Michael Eylward 09-17-1953 / 05-10-2008 I Love And Miss You "Cancer" |
| In Loving Memory Of Laurie's Dad 04-2008 I Love You Dad |
| In Loving Memory Of Laurie's Mom 02-2009 I Love You Mom |
THEY LOVED FLORIDA'S WILDLIFE
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| In Loving Memory Of Winifred Weston 08-06-2010 I Love You Aunt Winnie |
| In Loving Memory Of Patricia Drake 07-27-1945 / 10-08-2011 We Love And Miss You Dedicated to her three boys Joey, Billy and Jeff |