At the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, veterinarian Priya Patel checks the vitals of one of her patients. He's a red-tailed hawk, and for the moment he's swaddled in a sandy brown towel.

Two days before the wedding, Rishi Patel, Priya's 23-year-old cousin from Texas, said that, he, too plans to have a full Indian wedding when the time comes.

WEYMOUTH – The hawk was found lethargic and unable to fly, with extensive bruising and bleeding from its wing, which New England Wildlife Centers veterinarian Priya Patel said at first suggested ...