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Board approves licensed wildlife rehabilitator’s request to operate an animal rescue with conditions
Summary
The board granted an exception for Andrea Muir, a state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, to operate animal rehabilitation on her property with conditions; neighbors and family members spoke in support and the board added standard conditions such as intake limits and reporting requirements.
Kosciusko County approved an exception to allow a licensed wildlife rehabilitator to operate an animal-rescue/rehabilitation activity from her property after staff review and neighbor support.
Andrea Muir told the board she is licensed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and described her rehabilitation work—primarily intake, formula feeding, quarantine and veterinary vaccination for baby raccoons and other wildlife—and said her annual intake is limited (she stated a cited annual figure in the hearing). She described on-site pre-release enclosures and veterinary partnerships for vaccinations and disease control.
Neighbors and family members testified in support, saying Muir’s work fills a regional gap—she noted there are only a small number of licensed rehabilitators in the county. The board reviewed staff conditions and a list of operational limits; after discussion the committee moved to approve the exception with conditions including intake limits and documentation requirements. The transcript records the motion, second and a vote in favor. Staff asked the petitioner to submit required licensing and operating documentation to the office.
