dude, i know exactly how you feel.
thursday night matt calls to me downstairs and says, "i need your help [b]NOW[/b]." turns out our dog had found a nest of baby bunnies.
we couldn't leave them in the yard because the dog would surely terrorize them to death (she won't kill intentionally, but she does tend to bite a little hard, those poor spines can't take it!). and i didn't really want to move them anywhere because it's a freakin' neighborhood and people mow their yards.
plus, we couldn't find the one that the dog found in the yard. and i didn't know how old they were. grrrrrr.
so i called local animal rehab people and described the situation and the state/size/behavior of the baby rabbits. she said she thought they were old enough to be relocated. so we did that. i felt really bad though, not knowing for sure. we scooped them up in a cardboard box with all their nesting material and drove them to this empty field that butts up against a small forest. i hope they're doing okay.
later that night we let the dog out. momma bunny goes scurrying away, running from where the nest used to be. oops!!!! guess she was still being momma. and then we hear a [b]squeak[/b]. we had missed one baby bunny. i shooed him into the neighbor's yard (again, certain death in ours). he's so small and it's been so cold lately. i just hope the little bugger is okay.
i know i did what i could and nature takes care of her own. but damn, nature didn't take into account crazy, hyper bird dogs who can't leave well enough alone!!!!!!