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By Tom Phillips For Metro.co.uk
Four-year-old Pixie’s owner, Gail Latta, said that at first she tried to feed the homeless squirrels canned milk – but her attempts were unsuccessful.
That’s when the North Carolina woman turned to Pixie, who was still able to nurse after recently having her own pups. As the pups had recently been sold, Pixie treated the foster squirrels like her own babies.
But the heartwarming story has now come to an end. After two weeks, the squirrels were old enough to be weaned, and Pixie and her new brood had to be seperated once more – after Latta discovered that she might be violating state regulations by keeping wildlife in her home.
Latta said Pixie seemed a little upset when the squirrels were sent away on Saturday to an animal rehabilitation specialist, but that she’s doing OK now. Dog biscuits are apparently playing a major role in helping Pixie get over the loss.
I doubt that there is any better wildlife rehabilitation specialist any better than Pixie. She's a natural.
What a heartwarming story!! Why can't people be as accepting and caring as this?
I think people would find a human mother nursing baby squirrels a bit disquieting. 🙂