Foley's Mixed Martial Arts Training Center

Please support our local wildlife!

Shout out to these ladies who literally bedazzled their shirts just for the show! They handled the ticket table like champs! Thank you for your help!

Gym is closed on Saturday the 23rd for our fights!

"... it can be harmful to feed injured and orphaned wildlife (unless you are a trained wildlife rehabilitator). But what about wildlife that isn't orphaned or injured? Why is it so important to allow wildlife to fend for itself instead of offering food?

It's because feeding wild animals puts them in danger❗

🦌 Feeding teaches wild animals to approach or be less cautious around people. Approaching the wrong person can get an animal hurt, and sometimes animals can become very insistent when they expect food that isn't appearing.

🐞 Usually the foods we offer aren't part of the animal's natural diet, and can be unhealthy. Bread, corn, and peanuts are the top offenders, but human foods and commercially available animal feeds are not the same nutritionally as the food animals get from the wild.

🏞️ Feeding stations bring lots of animals in close contact with one another, which increases the spread of disease, degradation of the surrounding habitat, and sets animals up to be easy prey for predators. Over time, feeding can cause a population to grow beyond what the area can naturally support, which causes further imbalances in the ecosystem.

Wild animals do need our help - they need protection, habitat, and strong, biodiverse ecosystems!

There are lots of ways to offer help! You could plant native plants 🌾, let leaves 🍂 stay in your yard, avoid pesticides 🐝, keep pets indoors or on leashes 🐈, avoid yardwork or pruning during nesting season 🌳, and so many other options!

So let's skip the handouts and help wild animals thrive on their own! 🦉"