The pet goose, named Bruce Bruce, of an Idaho family has a new bill as a result of the support of a local animal rescue clinic along with a volunteer group using a 3D printer.
The goose was injured after the struggle with a raccoon and was brought to Sandy’s Haven Animal Rescue by Vicky Taylor.
“When he first came in, he was, I don’t want to say depressed, but he definitely wasn’t himself,” Susan Curtis, Director of Sandy’s Haven Animal Rescue, said. “As soon as I looked at him, I was like, ‘oh my goodness, this guy wants to be here, he wants to live. We’ve got to figure out a way to help him.'”
Curtis contacted the 4-H Cache Makers, hoping that they can utilize their 3D printer to design a plastic bill for him.
A group of volunteers started studying bills in order that they could create a functional one for Taylor’s pet goose.
“So we did a lot of trial and error, fixing the bill and then remodeling it, and then fixing it again,” Carmen Ramirez, a volunteer with 4-H Cache Makers explained.
Bruce Bruce has a brand new bill now, he also has a new job. He will stay at the rescue center for those that get prosthetics as a therapy animal.
