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.

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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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