Here's another one...
She also claimed to be a wildlife rehabber...an unpaid volunteer at a local rehab center of some sort. But it was always just a little puzzling to me how little she seemed to know about wildlife rehabbing in general.
For one thing, she categorically denied that there were any professional wildlife rehabbers, in the way of arguing how altruistic of an activity it is. But when proof of paid wildlife rehabbers was posted, she claimed ignorance of the fact. Now...bass fisherman are aware that some individuals are professional bass fishermen. Hobbyist drag racers know that some people drag race for a living. In fact...it seems to me that anyone who is deeply involved in an activity for fun...personal gratification, etc...on a hobby-type basis....is WELL AWARE that some lucky individuals get to carry on that activity full time and get paid for it. I dunno...maybe she really was the ignorant exception to that....but she really did claim to be SO authoritive on the subject, had been doing it so long...so deeply involved.... and so well aware of everything that went on within the activity.
But strangely enough...she was again ignorant...this time of the existence of government operated rehab centers....WHEN THERE WAS ONE WITHIN A FEW MILES OF WHERE SHE LIVED. Really! And when the link to the center was posted...and it was quite obvious that yes, this was indeed a government operated and at least partially government funded rehab center ( it did take donations too)...what did she do? She DENIED that facility was government funded and operated. And a couple of her trollish characters came in and supported her in that denial too, you can betchyurass! But there was the website...plainly exhibiting a government funded and operated rehab center...with a couple professional rehabbers at the helm, no less...
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