Peter Wheaton was walking to work on Oak Bay Avenue one morning, a little later than usual, when he heard a squeaking noise desperately echoing from under a tree nearby.

Wheaton, a travel consultant in Oak Bay, pinpointed the cries to a baby squirrel painfully in distress.

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Startled by the macabre scene, Wheaton took action.

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By then, the tiny animal was in bad shape. His right paw was broken, and had multiple wounds on his body from the crows, and a bloodied nose.

But he hung in there long enough, where he was eventually transported to in Metchosin. It was then when Wheaton and the Athlone Travel office where he works affectionately named the furry fellow B次元官网网址淩ockyB次元官网网址�.

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Two weeks later, on Thursday Wheaton received some great news from Wild Arc: Rocky is doing well and even has a surrogate mother who has taken over feeding him.

To show their gratitude, Wheaton and the office is planning to raise some money for Wild Arc for their services.

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Had that not been his day off, causing him to come in at an unusual time, RockyB次元官网网址檚 fate might of been a tragic one.

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If you would like to make a donation to speed up RockyB次元官网网址檚 recovery, you can donate to RockyB次元官网网址檚 case number at Wild Arc, 17-2309, and via the Wild Arc hotline, 250-478-9453.

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