Elise has a HUGE heart for animals. The person who gave this rescue one star may not know that caring for critters takes a lot of time. Elise may well have been out feeding, changing out water, buying food, nursing a clutch of babies one at a time, and so forth. On a Saturday, I found an abandoned 13-stripe ground squirrel baby on a blazing sidewalk, no mom or hole in sight. I brought it home and telephoned the rehabilitator my vet recommended (not Elise). This other woman said she could not come and get the little squirrel but would try for Sunday. She did not come on Sunday! In a panic early Monday morning because the poor little thing was clearly dying, I called Elise. She said I could bring it to her right that minute. She nursed it back to health and even shared pictures. I would not call anybody else. read more