How a mother's love kept her babies alive - please share.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2019
- It’s a very tough world out there for WILD ANIMALS, and if you would like to see more of these rescues, please support us with a $5 donation here: www.HopeForPaws.org
This video will take you on an emotional roller coaster... it's a very special video to me and I really hope you will help us raise awareness by sharing it so we can help teach more people about these amazing animals.
Thank you Pal Rescue for assisting us right away with keeping the babies alive: www.PALRescue.org - they have many cute dogs for adoption, so please check them out.
And of course special thank to Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center for doing such an incredible job with this family, for letting us visit as the babies grew and for letting us join the last step where they got to go back home... out in the wild: www.WWCCOC.org
Loreta Frankonyte joined me on this rescue and I have seen her shed so many tears as this process was happening. She just posted a blog about it here: www.HopeForPaws.org
Please, please, please share this special rescue story and please add #HopeForPawssum to your comments :-)
Thanks,
Eldad
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Akira
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I’m holding my 7 month old while crying my eyes out, poor mama died protecting her babies.
I hope you have a wonderful delivery. Lots of love is being sent 💕❤️
Michelle..😭😭
Yesterday I saw some kittens on the road I ran and took them home then my mom told me to take them to the vet later they said I could take them now I care for them and help them like I’m their father 😊😊
Rip mom. The mom did try to live with the babies but rip Too late
Rip mamma
Oh don’t mind me. Just crying over a possum
Zetylin **ME...TOO!!
✋ same
👐🏻
I cried like a bitch two weeks ago today when I had to put down my 20-year-old cat.
Me too me too
Opposums eat ticks and other insects by the millions. They provide an invaluable, natural, service to humanity and other species alike.
Yeah, people who think they're "pests" are ignorant
Thanks I didn’t know that. Turkeys came by last year and ate all the Lyme ticks in our neighborhood and after 30 years of terrible ticks they are completely gone now.🦃🦃🦃🦃
And they never carry rabies. Fact.
But they are your native wildlife, cats and dogs aren't. I love pets, but wildlife needs protection badly these days.
@DueMagician921 keep your cats inside. They live much longer and are far more healthy. They also don't kill all the birds. I'm sorry you lost your cat. I know the pain of losing a beloved pet. God bless you.
Who knew I might risk crying at a possum funeral? 🤦♂️
Broke my heart to see the mom laying on the street like that.. now when I see a possum who seems to be dead I will check to see if it has any babies
If you have them in your back yard Leave Them Alone. They eat so many bugs in your yard. They are NOT aggressive at all
A family of opossums managed to find an opening in my heater vents, the young ones figured out how to push open the vents at night. We have 2 completely indoor cats, they killed one 2 nights running. We also saw 4 more peering up through a vent in one spot. They have attracted a skunk now! Critter catchers called, they crossed a line when they invited themselves inside! Then HVAC repair...I already had to get rid of squirrels indide my roof, a neighbor thought she was feeding birds...more squirrels than birds, and always fighting...then the turkeys came too for the food the squirrels knocked to the ground. Overpopulation at its finest! No predators around as there are no places left for the predators to live.
@@hippyg3573 the possums killed the cat or the cats killed a possum ?
Excellent work you all are brave and honest I salute you God bless you thanks
@@hippyg3573 It's so true that predators ARE needed! Messing with the balance isn't the thing to do. It's a littled scary having ANYthing 'peering' up at you thru the vents in your house, lol. Good luck :)
Actually they can be pretty aggressive
Even more proof that ‘Hope For Paws’ includes ALL animals in need. Thank you for giving the babies a chance to live. ♥️
It shouldn't! It should be only about domesticated pet rescue. The City's Animal Control should have been called, instead of an organization that rescues dogs and cats.
I cried so hard at the end when they laid the mom to rest. The tears are still pouring. What honor and compassion these people have towards animals.
Was suspect until I went back and saw it....then I was crying like a baby.
It is sad but i will cry so bad
me too, still crying dammit
I'm a grown ass man and about to have tears of joy and sadness.
jerry evans Same 😥
Is it normal for a 12 year old not crying right now?
Me: I'm not gonna cry. Nope. Those aren't tears, just both my eyes watering at the same time. Damnit!
I have no problem crying at these things, I just hate to because then my nose runs and my eyes swell up. Poor sweet momma possum, rip!
Same
R.i.p Akira, three of your nine children joined you so you don't have to be alone in possum heaven.
Possum heaven? Oh, for fuck's sake, shut the fuck up.
@@2eleven48 Sorry, but you're the one who has to shut up.
A mother's love has no end.....thank you to the person who called Hope for Paws just in time to save the precious babies....Thank you Eldad,Thank you Loretta.
"A mother's love has no end" they learned that from the men who they spend so much time criticising and nagging.
Such an uplifting while also sad video.
The possum mom just showed everyone what’s it means to really love someone
Exactly what did she do? She was run over, that's it. Ut's not like she could make choices after she was dead.
The mommy sacrificed herself for the babies. She could have ran away, possibly dropping some of her babies from the pouch. But she curled up to protect them. Pay close attention. :)
These people are angels!They save Dogs,Cats,A Chicken,A wild hybrid,And more!ANGELS!
I live in the City that is located about 9000 miles away from Los Angeles, but I always watch Hope for Paws videos. I become emotional and often tears come in my eyes while watching these videos. I can’t believe such people still exist in this world. I pray God that Hope For Paws people should get long life and good health
Poor animals constantly get hit by cars. Wish there was an easy and permanent solution because it breaks my heart😭😭
Ivy Rowan ikr my mom was driving and saw a squirrel in the road and it had blood on it and I wanted to help it so bad I was devastated
I live in Canada and we have raccoons, squirrels and skunks that get hit by cars a lot. People aren’t even educated enough to slow down when animals are on the road.
@@Yogirliej4dee I'm in Canada too. I'm honestly disgusted. People think it's such a wonderful place but when you take a closer look we've destroyed so much wildlife, and "simple" things like roadkill add up, resulting in milllions of innocent lives taken away yearly. We're number 2 worldwide when it comes to destroying the environment😭😤 (I'm a huge environment person hehe😂).
I will say this. If you have an animal in the road in front of you. DO NOT SWERVE! It confuses the animal and gives a higher percentage of death. Keep going straight while slowing down. The only exception is turtles on the road when no one else is around, I would stop and help them instead tho. Also during deer season always pay attention where I live if there is a dead baby deer it means someone wasn't paying attention.
Go by bike instead 🤗
I love Loretta so much. Her heart is like mine and I mirror all her reactions. Of course she got the mama cremated to spread her ashes on the earth where her babies thrive. That’s what I would’ve done, too. I love you so much Loretta and Eldad. You guys inspire me to find a way to do the same some day with my dad. Once I’m done rehabilitating my mom to hopefully walk and talk again someday, my dad and I are going to dedicate our lives to saving animals ❤️
EDIT: just an FYI, my father died when I was 7. I mean that one day I will dedicate my life to saving animals with him in my heart. I hope my mom will live to walk again and be independent again someday so she can see me do it. But if not, my Mama will be right there with me in a little mini earn around my neck that contains her ashes and my Papa’s watch in my pocket. We’ll do it as a family.
You're getting practice with your mom.
Beautiful goals. OOO
aquamation not cremation. It's a process that uses water to break down the body instead of fire. It seems so peaceful in comparison. Most states allow it for pets, a few allow it for humans.
I hope your Mom is doing better
l.am.so.sorry.how.you.have.all.suffered
l.hope.you.have.happier.days.ahead.
stay.strong.love.england.❤❤❤
Ugh. I was doing fine until you shared that Loreta spread the ashes of Akira where her babies were released. Now I’m a blubbering mess. 😭
Patrolin Aus me too 😢 😭
Get a life!
EPA18 Got one actually and it’s great. 👍🏻
The possum mom deserves to be the Mother of the Year. She showed us what a real mother has to do to protect her children. Rip Possum Mom. Watch your children from Heaven with your other children who didn't make it.
MachHeart Eleven it’s not uncommon behaviour in possums really, they do this often but usually people don’t care to check for babies. I agree with you though :)
Just a Potato it is so awesome that someone thought to see if there were babies!!
ShyAnn291 agreed!
We eat those roadkills in the South, a lot of good meat is wasted if you ask me!.. 🤣😂😅
greenspan11111 damn
You and ur team have progressed over these few years! U have not only helped dogs and cats u have helped many more species of animals we are all proud of u and ur amazing team keep doing what ur doing and thank you for this video cause u are helping nature!
I interned at the Wildlife Rescue center near my house and we got so many of these lil guys (and one mama as well!) Thank you so much for saving these beautiful creatures :) opossums are the best
when Loretta scattered the mom’s ashes, I lost it. didn’t expect to cry at 2 am
Yola Vitaloka Me too. It was touching up til then... then the floodgates opened😭😭😭😭
Yola Vitaloka I lost my dad a few months back. I cried when Loreta scattered the ashes neat her babies. My dad would have wanted the same think, to always be close.😿
haha me too
me too 😪
I cried too. Awe 😭❤️❤️❤️😹
The people who disliked this video were ticks
Usman Furqan Best comment ever...!!!
Lol
I gave the 100th like :)
The Mother Possum has 3 of her babie's with her in Heaven. Well done Hope for Paw's for all the good work with all animal's you do God Bless Youxxx
I am so glad that they rescued these precious babies. Mom gave her life to protect her babies, this is Heart Warming.
So sad
Oh no poor possum mom she doesn't need to worry hope for paws has her babies safe
@@inescastro2233 ok?
Please leave kinder comments
@@lyonsworld8382 ?
Galaxy Fox Animates
That's my failed RUclips name
@@lyonsworld8382 uhh
I’ve come to realize lately that it’s those who care about others that will find satisfaction from life.
It's important to realize this, Trevor. You have just shared what life is supposed to mean. We are here to help others. This means humans as well as animals. Every creature that has a heartbeat and breathes has a soul.
Love... love love.. is where we find our humanity and salvation.....LOVE !
Undertale proves we need L-O-V-E
@ Trevor That is an absolutely brilliant insight. I will treasure it and learn to integrate it into my life.
You probably won't see this, but this channel had changed my life. I used to want to be a artist, but now I want to be like you. Thank you so much ❤️
You could still be an artist and a person who helps animals :D
True, you could do part-time jobs! I have 3 goals:
Be like Hope For Paws
Help the environment the best I can
Be a part time RUclipsr
Saaaaaaammeeeeee
Ok looking back it didn't change my life but it changed my perspective
I bet you would be great at both!
A mother's love is forever, she saved her babies and in turn you nursed them back to health and returned back to the wild. Tears of joy..❤😍
I didn't know possums had a pouch Soo many babies. poor momma possum.
Casas Lalah Australian has the cute ring tailed possum as well as others within the possum species. We also have many other variety of marsupials. The sweet bilby is my favourite.
Yes they are marsupials. I was waiting for them to look in the pouch to find more. They hang onto mom's fur too, just like the Tasmanian Devil.
They are Marsupials which lag eggs, like Kangaroos, Wallabies, Bandicoots, Wombat, Koalas, Quokka, Platypus...etc
@Jayne Eyre Actually they're just called possums here in Australia and there are quite a few different types.
@@Defensive_Wounds I think the word you are looking for is monotreme, mammals that lay eggs. There are only two of those, the platypus and the echidna. The rest of the animals you listed are indeed marsupials, animals that carry their young in a pouch but they have live births.
Ppl who dislike those videos are holding theyre phone uppside down
Ur right sunflower they have their phone upside down
Nah they are people with different opinions
I guess, sadly is not their phones... They have the heart upside down!
KMar2214 So what
@@daryeusford9696 :o
*Why you bullying me*
WHY DID THEY HAVE TO IMPUT SAD MUSIC TO MAKE ME CRY MOREEE
Sad story.. I was crying my eyes out.. Such an amazing mom.. May she protect her babies all the time... Thank you guys for helping them.... Stay safe and healthy.... God bless us all...
Those three that died will now go to their mum and watch over their siblings ☺️
No, they won't.
Dead is dead, plain & simple.
They all will be in good hands
PeRun: No. That's not how it is, but if it was, you should not be so disrespectful. Deal with your own issues and don't be rude.
Yesterday a friend mine find a guinea pig on the street. We feel like you on the recue. We feel so happy in helping a little animal. 😁
I honestly had a hard time identifying the animals in the thumbnail
their little eep eeps were ADORABLE
Poor babies and so sad the mother passed away. RIP mother possum🌈🙏🏼
Hahahha so good
Ansel Barnes excuse me that’s very rude
@@syedrizvi9053 it's just a useless possum
Poor mom....
She gave her life away to save her babies..... Rest In Peace.
Mom is with them for ever God bless you ppl
I crying a long time after this video : (
Rest in peace Akira
To whoever saw a dead mom crawling with babies and called someone, leaving them in the middle of the street. Thank you for calling for help, but grow a pair and get the babies out of the street. For god's sake. You could have picked her up while she was alive without getting hurt, and dead she can't do anything to you.
They probably didn’t see the babies dude
Same thing happens here in Australia....
Kangaroo will get hit by a car, and the Joey is still alive in the pouch.
Kudos to you Hope For Paws. You guys are awesome.
Much Love and Respect, from Perth WA Australia :-)
I'm from Rockingham WA
Lol I’m from NSW
Well said. Also from Perth :).
Aren't kangaroos big tho?
Yes kangaroos are big, they can actually come through the windscreen and hurt the driver, im from Victoria.
I can't stop crying!
When mama was put to rest... I could hear my heart breaking!
The work you all do reaffirms that there are good, decent people in this world.
Thank you!
Awwww poor thing I'm so glad their safe and didn't get hurt poor possum mom rip wherever you are
She's in Heaven ❤️
thanks to the mother of risking her life for her kids
@Piatequila technically they stay on her back at times. She may of been poisoned.
So I'm sticking w/the title! You do you ✌❤
@@The-ii5mj If she were poisoned the babies would have died from drinking her mil.
@@LittleLulubee No, she isn't.
Please don't kill possums they eat ticks and other insects
They eat garbage too
I'm pretending my rats are possoms!
@Jane lane I hate rats. They are so dirty and messy and disgusting
( kitchen rats) but the other kind of rats is fine
Jane lane including insects
I don’t think it was killed on purpose
Mothers love never ends 😭❤❤poor mama
Very sad and difficult to watch when the mom was dead... thank you for having a heart and rescuing these beautiful babies. ❤
Praying that they would survive the wild and enjoy their life.
I had a family of possums living in my garage. I didn't mind. It was a cold winter. I thought one was my cat when it was sleeping and pet it. So soft. Not scary at all. Sweet. And I think they are cute. Thank you for saving those cuties!
There was a story in the news about an old lady who found a stray cat, and then it became her pet. It turns out it was actually a possum, but she had bad eyesight, so didn't realize it 😆
Many years ago My grandmother fed a bunch of feral cats every night on our back porch.... Then one night we saw an opossum join in at the food bowls.... The opossum ate side by side, every night, with the feral cats for a couple of years....
@@jimmyfortrue3741 Aww, that's sweet 😊
Wow what a learning experience! I had no idea how these babies help our environment. I love how you all treat the animals that don't make it with such respect. Thank you all.
it is so hard to let your loved one go, even for their own goodness. we all are bounded to love and to own what we love.
Disney needs to do an animated movie about possums so the world will fall in love with them - beautiful work - God Bless you all - cheers from Canada
THEY NEED TO REMAKE OLIVER AND COMPANY
Not familiar with that movie - I must Google it - great thought
This story would be perfect for Disney because the moms always die.
great idea!
@@vadimbanner2024 did not know that ..
Possums are sweethearts that put on a front of being little monsters. Love them! I will make sure to check the pouch if I see a road kill mother from now on.
Not all the time
Holly Hilt damn that’s crazy I feel like just because people see this one video about baby possums and the mother sacrifice they think that all possums are kind and sweet
@Holly Hilt That story sounds like bullshit
@@daryeusford9696 Because that story is bullshit.
@@k.h.691 She is Lying
When I grow up I want to be just like you guys
I cried all the way through this. Opossums are such amazing creatures. So misunderstood little animals.
THEY are our FRIENDS. We, on the other hand, are THEIR greatest THREAT
My friend donated to you guys for my birthday
That's nice! Happy birthday :)
Happy birthday!
Happy b day 🎉
Happy birthday 🎂 beautiful!
Happy birthday 🎂
Tears were flowing watching the poor mama with the babies inside her, so happy the babies got to live, thank you Hope For Paws!!!!!
What is it with you and other women here constantly shedding tears? Yeah, it's sad, I understand that, but, really, what a bunch of wet tissues.
@@2eleven48 - We're just softhearted - maybe it's our maternal instincts.
@@2eleven48 : I'm a drafted veteran who served overseas (1960's), now a retired
pediatrician, and one of my best strengths
is the ability to cry. I actually pity folks who
lack that safety valve.
@@hipocampelofantocame Beautiful response! 💖
@@2eleven48 I'm a man and I was tearing up. No one ever accused me of being wimpy.
That is a true moms love! I’m crying...
A truly beautiful video. The sheer care in picking up the mommy possum was incredible. ❤❤❤
Opossums...awesome animals. Very misunderstood. This scenario happens more often than people realize. Mom killed and her babies survive. All roadkill opossums should be checked for surviving babies.
This is what i was wondering about. It's probably a good idea to have protective gloves and towels in my car just in case.
@The Catmother I work at a an animal shelter. We once took in a husky who had been hit by a car and left for dead on the side of the road for several days. He had severe injuries but recovered and is in a happy home now.
Always check.
I did this. I drove by a dead mom and could not get her out of my mind. I left work and went back. She had four live babies in her. I buried momma in my garden with her dead babies and took the survivors to a wild animal rescue.
@@YcatsMartinez Good job. 💖
Stacy Martinez : you are a very special person I hope you know that . Most people would not even think to do that . Thank you .❤️👏🙏
When they lifted the mom's head it just broke my heart...
She was already hardened...
You failed to notice those stiff legs?
How?!?
@@perunlowtuned yikes, its not that prominent dude... or perhaps your sleuth skills are just so far superior.
Well, maybe she was playing "possum" and would come to life later, so she wasn't
Her death, I keep thinking as I sniffle....still created life for her babies. First, that she birthed them. Second, that she died protecting them, even as this was clearly an accident. Third, a Good Samaritan person saw the dead mom, on the road, made the call... and acted to help. And then, Hope for Paws did the rest. Wow...
Yes she was. Poor mommy.
I have several Opposums that visit my House Every Night. I feed feral Cats outside and the Opposums, Racoons, Squirrels, Voles, and Moles eat the Cat's Leftovers. Two of the Opposums are Twins. The Twins are Lots of Fun to Watch. They are Young, but Definitely Old Enough to Be on their Own. I call one Rerun and the other one is named Runre!!!
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One of the most beautiful and caring videos I have seen in my lifetime. Bless you all for what you do. You are truly amazing people.
My heart goes out to the poor mommy still protecting her babies in death. Animals have a hard life and deserve every support we can offer them
Poor possum 😢😢😢😟😟😟😔😔😔. She was a good mother to protect her babies while passing away.
I get upset everytime I see an opossum hit where I live. Esp when they hit one that goes to my compost pile. They even had a grooming tree. Lol. They eat all the bad stuff that makes neighborhoods look good, like over ripe fruit, rats, and roaches. They actively hunt roaches and rats in its area. Actually this is the first year we haven't seen an opossum every night in the yard and irs the first time I've had a rat in the garage. They eat 10,000 ticks a summer also.
So give an opossum a high five every now and then. If you see them it means you have a healthy neighborhood, of not well. . .
Died to protect her baby so amazing what u guys do is amazing 😉
I'm crying right now! So sorry the mother died.
Julie Manarin 😭😭😭
Julie Manarin I cried through the whole video and can’t stop crying!!! It’s sad 😢,, It’s uplifting, it’s life. ☺️😢😊
Me too 😢😢😢😢
That’s so sad about the mom and the 3 little munchkins. They’re at the Rainbow bridge
But their still safe because their in heavean
So bittersweet.... Crying my eyes out.... The power of a mother's love!
I cried when the mama died. Oh and I know how it feels to leave an animal in the wild
I was always told that possums were ugly and disgusting and every time I look them up they are captured in pictures at their worst time but they're actually so damn cute omggg
Yeah when they are babies
Yeah, Opossums are only ugly and scary when they're TRYING to be ugly and scary to ward off predators. Aside from that they are absolutely adorable :D
cbuma Nah when they are babies
cbuma they are adorable!
Please love all animals not just dogs and cats...... All animals feel pain..... Please don't love one and eat another
I so feel the same way!!!!
There's a lot of love in this video!! Bless these wonderful carring lovely people for all their hard work and love!!
It's so heartbreaking to see how far a mother's love can do. 😭😭😭
Omg cried through this whole video, esp with the music in the background! R.I.P. Mama and the three babies 😢
One of the most touching rescues I've seen. Hope for Paws are true heroes. I was deeply moved by this video.
Crying as usual when I watch these videos ;-;
Something so amazing to see. This year (2021) when I did my taxes (Turbo Tax) the final question was would you like to donate? They had about 6 different options to choose from. I choose the Animal Rescue and donated $25, I wish I had given more. Now I know, I had no idea what I was really giving to, I just always thought cats and dogs, which is good. But it's so much more.
Rest In Peace mama. Your babies are loved and cared for!! 😥😥😭😥😭
The poor mom every like means one prayer for the babys
All these people are so amazing and I wish them and the animals they rescue long and happy lives.
I'm surprised by my emotional reaction to this. Usually it's the plight of dogs and cats, puppies and kittens that tug at the heartstrings, but the care and concern shown for these differently cute "kittens" was still very touching. I appreciate Loretta wanting the mom's remains to be near her babies. So sweet. Thank you for taking care of all those lovely creatures needing help. God bless you.
Every animal has paws can't turn your eye to one because it's a opossum you guys are great
Yes!! I love possums, they’re so misunderstood. Such cool and awesome animals
They are, according to me, the cutest creatures on earth. I love them. Just look at those wonderful eyes and cute feet. They crack me up!
They adorable and very funny. My dog got a hole of a baby to play with one night. I was so worried because it was just laying there on its side with its mouth open. Then I saw it open its eyes, see me, then go back to playing possum. So funny. and a useful survival tactice. It was reunited with mom, covered in dog drool, but unhurt.
Possums are being slaughtered in New Zealand.
Because they’re probably an invasive species.
kroakie4 they are in some places but most have grown to the point where they’re not really considered it, like many many other species of animals that are so called “native” to North America
God bless the both of you, for having hearts, like Christ!
Oh I hope they are going to be ok, they are SO tiny ..
Beautiful rescue. Thanks to mommy for protecting them even in death.
I haven’t even watched this yet but when they upload I’m already crying 😢
That’s tuff
Well I'm too tough to cry ... must be allergy.
Martha Ashford...oh, for God's sake, get a hold of yourself, you ninny.
I’m sorry for having a heart.
@@2eleven48 You can crawl back under your rock now.
This really breaks my heart...it's mother's love that keep them alive.
Tears came out my eyes how increadible of her mother to do that thats why dont underastimate mother love
We have possums in Australia and they are wonderful animals, thank you for helping these babies
AYYY im Australian to :D I agree they are wonderful creatures ^w^
Aussie here too! And yes, possums are awesome! I see them walking the wires and hear them on my roof often lol
They can be assholes tho
Yeh until they decide that your roof is a good place to call home
Computer User yeah you
This is the level of compassion and care we require to evolve as Human Beings. The actions of these beautiful people is Saintly. From beginning to end, perfection. God's blessings & Thank you ✨♥️✨
I'm not crying... you're crying!
Wow, such an amazing, touching, & very informative video all at the same time! Thank you for sharing this, & for doing what you do every single day! Sending all my love from Florida! ❤💯✔🐾
I thank God for people like you. Greetings from Poland.
It’s so caring that you still named the mom even in death ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you, she deserved dignity and respect. I also have her paw print next to a vase with lilies. She will always be remembered with love.
Sooo, 12 minutes of crying, that's a first. Thank you for doing your best to save all of them. May they live a long, happy life.
You guys are awesome.. Who else would have such compassion for possums?
When Loretta cared enough to bring & spread the cremated remains, I burst into tears. :'-(
She has a beautiful sentimental soul.