If you’ve never had the opportunity to have a duck in your life, you really are missing out on something amazing. They are creatures with a real heart and personalities that will make you wonder why you waited so long to have such a loving animal in your life.
Unfortunately, not everyone who has the opportunity to have a duck is going to treat them as they should. Such was the case with the ducks in the video below, who were being mistreated by a hoarder and never even had the opportunity to swim.
If there’s one thing we do know about ducks, it’s the fact that they love the water. The folks at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary also realized that, and they knew that these animals needed to be rescued.
When they were first brought to the sanctuary, they were released and given an opportunity to go into the water. This was a huge step for the ducks to take because they had always been confined to pens without even getting the right nutrition.
At first, they had to be guided gently to the edge of the water by the folks volunteering at the animal sanctuary. It wasn’t long, however, before they dipped their feet into the water, and before you know it, there was a lot of splashing taking place.
When the video of these beautiful ducks enjoying water for the first time in their life was uploaded, it went viral for all the right reasons. More than 7 million people have watched it since it went online 12 years ago.
You can see the video for yourself right here: