We've all heard poignant tales of rescue dogs and cats, but
here's an incredibly heartwarming story about a rescue crow who has
become inseparable from the family that saved him.
Yahoo News reports that last spring, a family in Ottawa, Canada,
discovered a badly injured baby crow by the path. Although the
family already owned two cats, they decided to take the baby bird
home and nurse him back to health.
The Renaud named their new pet crow, Walter, and under
their diligent care, he was soon able to fly again. The problem?
After becoming healthy again, he refused to leave their home.
Instead, Walter chose to take up the position of beloved family
pet.
"He's like another child in the family" Zachary Renaud told CBC
News.
Although Walter lives with the Renauds, he is free to come and
go as he pleases and he mostly feeds himself. However, he
rarely strays far from the Renaud house.
On the first day of school this year, Elissa Renaud realized
that Walter wasn't about to go anywhere anytime soon. According to
CBC News, the bird accompanied her in walking the kids to school, a
tradition he continues to this day.
"As I walked the kids to school, he trotted along behind us and
I realized, yeah, he thinks he's part of us and he's going to walk
the kids to school and take care of them and be part of the
gang. I realised he is going to stay.
“We go on bike rides around, and we talk together, and sometimes
if I'm feeling sad I'll tell him because I know he won't tell
anyone else. Or secrets my friends have told me, and I really need
to get them out, I'll just tell him because I know he won't talk,"
Livia Renaud told CBC News. "I really love him and if
something ever happened to him I would be really, really, really
sad."
