I have literally hundreds of pics of Morty and his friends. Morty was a rescue who has mostly been re-wilded, but still stops in to say hello once in a while. And sometimes he brings friends.
Aww, poor babies. 😔
There's a number of reasons places may not be able to take them. Many are really small operations, they have capacity limits, and not all are licensed to work with all species. It is odd anyone would suggest letting them die though. We get enough of that talk from other people...
A 33% success rate is honestly not bad from stats I've seen, so you guys did well for not having support. No wonder you know how to feed him so well! You seem to have done good by him, and I'm glad he got a second chance on life thanks to you!