OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — Animals at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah are headed to their new home.
Two Men and a Truck moving crews voluntarily helped pack up the current facility at 1490 E Park Blvd in Ogden on Tuesday. Everything was taken to the new location at 332 Washington Blvd nearby.
The center is typically where injured wild animals are brought when they need care, but now caregivers are forced to turn them away as they’ve needed to downsize and move.
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“These gentleman are going to load up all the trucks they are going to transport it to a new facility and into storage,” said DaLyn Marthaler, the executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah.
Movers broke down over a decade worth of cages, appliances and care supplies that have helped injured and stranded animals heal.
“We want to hop in and help as much as we can,” said Joshua Queen, the Location Manager for Two Men and a Truck.
The move comes after a stressful pivot to move in a limited amount of time.
“This is a city-owned property and our neighbors next door have decided to expand and so they has told us it’s time to move out,” Marthaler said.
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The city plans to demolish the center that helps injured animals to expand Ogden Dinosaur Park. Now, the center has to downsize.
They said typically the center takes in about 4,000 animals a year.
“Now we can only take in about a third of that,” Marthaler said.
The next location will be temporary.
“It’s not ideal but it’s what we can afford,” Marthaler said.
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In the meantime, the wildlife center will raise funds to get a new facility that is up to speed.
“To me it’s not a question of can I? It’s a question of, I have to,” Marthaler said.
For more information on how you can help, visit the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah website.