I am one of the most soft hearted people you will ever meet when it comes to animals.
It doesn’t matter the type, with the exception of snakes. Even at that, I won’t harm them unless they are poisonous and in my territory. At any rate, I try and make the lives of most creatures, wild or domestic, as comfortable as possible. Heck, we even buy huge bags of cracked corn and birdseed to feed all the wildlife that stop in the yard all winter long. The weather this winter has been very harsh. I let my own dogs out for just a few moments at a time, just long enough to finish their business and come back into the heated environment. Now, I know I can’t do this for everyone, but, I am trying to think of a way for the wild turkeys that come each day to go into my old chicken coop. I no longer have chickens and it would be shelter for them. I even have heat lamps out there so they could be warm during the long cold nights. They could come and go as they pleased, have a food source, and be able to warm up a bit. I just feel sorry for them standing out in the ice and snow each day. My husband may not appreciate the increase in the electric bill from running heat lamps in the coop all the time and that is probably my only reason for not doing that. I am glad that my own animals have a comfortable place to live. They have the benefit of a great HVAC system and are not subjected to the environment all day long.