With the countless opportunities we all have to help animals,
there is no excuse for inaction. Whether it is adopting a furry friend,
choosing products from companies who don't test on animals, eating a vegan diet or engaging with
others and protecting animals in need. With so many widespread problems facing animals,
It takes all of our collective efforts to confront these cruelties and change things for the better.
Here is a heart-warming tale about a guy who came across a dead mother duck in the middle of the
road. As his heart went out to her, he quickly did what he had to do and managed to save her babies
from becoming casualties themselves. Redditor named ‘powerbookguy’ recently told his story
about what happened and captured hearts around the nation with. What he found was quite a surprise,
but what he did about it was absolutely heart melting.
This is a story about seven ducklings who were orphaned in the street. One man saw their plight
and took them home to safety. After researching how to raise them online, the selfless rescuer
became the greatest surrogate mom they could have wished for. It all began when a Reddit user going
by the name of ‘powerbookguy’ came across a dead duck while he was out driving in his car one day.
As her body lay their lifeless, her orphaned duckling scurried around her on the busy road
in a desperate bid to wake her up. It appeared the mother duck had been run over by a car. So unable
to live with himself, if her tiny babies met the same fate powerbookguy did a U-turn in order
to shoot them off the road and away from danger. Then with their feathers, slightly ruffled by all
the commotion, the ducklings gathered by a closed garage door where they huddled together tightly
for warmth. Unable to leave them powerbookguy placed them in a cardboard box and told his wife,
he was bringing seven little ducklings home. By the time the entourage got back to the house,
powerbookguy's wife and children had already prepared a temporary home for their new lodgers.
They placed a towel at the bottom of a plastic bin and help the baby ducks get settled into
their new abode. However, the family soon discovered that ducklings can jump pretty high.
So, to keep their new brood from escaping, they placed the tennis rackets over the top of the bin.
In the meantime, the duck squad got to work building a state-of-the-art heated duck hotel.
Powerbookguy then laid out some food and water for the ducklings, who quickly made themselves
at home. After that, the Op crossed his fingers in the hope that the ducks would survive the night.
Thankfully though, the quacking guests were quite comfortable.
And when everyone woke the following day, it was time for the birds to find a more permanent home.
Using the internet, the family found a local wildlife rehab organization
that agreed to take the ducklings in until they could be released back into the wild.
All that was left to do was to hand the little fluff balls over. But of course,
not until they were all given names. The family Christened, the ducks- “buddy, ducky momo,
Scrooge McDuck, Sarah, flower, fluffy and grapes. Then everyone jumped into the family van to
take the ducks onto their next adventure. Although the journey took only 20 minutes.
Powerbookguy admitted, “it was a tough drive. I have to say, there were a lot of tears among
my girls on the trip. No one wanted to say goodbye.” He wrote on Reddit. But we agreed,
It was better to have been able to help the ducks and then say goodbye than to
have never met them in the first place. So, after helping to drop off the seven
babies at the wildlife rehab. Powerbookguy’s, eight-year-old daughter declared her eagerness
to work with animals in the future. And in light of the events, the Op encouraged others
to help animals as well. “I'd say helping baby ducks is a lot like helping people,”
he wrote. “They don't come with manuals. They may run away when you try to help them. And they'll
probably cost you time and money, but you don't have to do everything right. Just do something.”
It's great that this guy devoted so much time to helping these babies who had just
lost their mother. I can't imagine the fear that was running through them at that moment.
They soon realized that he was there to help, what a sweet story?! and how fun for his family
to be able to participate in such a momentous occasion. This story shows that by taking a
little time and effort, we can really make a difference in our fellow animal’s lives.