Our Executive Director, Pam Bolton picked up the Rally Squirrel from Busch Stadium at 12 noon on Saturday, October 8, 2011 and he was transported to the Wildlife Rescue Center in Ballwin, MO. After a medical examination by volunteer veterinarian, Kathryn Kettenbach and Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager, Kim Rutledge, the healthy adult male squirrel was released on the Wildlife Rescue Center's property. The Wildlife Rescue Center sits on 15 acres of property neighboring Castlewood State Park. Check out the news footage of our Rally Squirrel below!

The Wall Street Journal: Rally Squirrel Runs to Safety
KSDK: Rally Squirrel Caught
Fox 2: Rally Squirrel Caught & Released
KMOV: Rally Squirrel Moves to WRC

Scotts, the Official Lawn Care Company of the St. Louis Cardinals, has a proud history of partnering with the Cardinals Head Groundskeeper, Bill Findley. The Busch Stadium field is widely considered one of the best in baseball -- a quality that may have attracted the Rally Squirrel in the first place.

Though the Rally Squirrel's impromptu mid-game performances have entertained Cardinals fans this post-season, the team has helped to relocate some of his entourage to the Wildlife Rescue Center and plan to do the same with the Rally Squirrel himself at the conclusion of the postseason.

"While we understand that the Rally Squirrel loves the field as much as the players and fans do, his new home will provide a much better habitat for him," said Bill Findley, Head Groundskeeper of the St. Louis Cardinals.

To make sure that the Rally Squirrel and his friends are comfortable in their new surroundings, Scotts will make a $10,000 product donation including Morning Song Squirrel & Backyard Wildlife Food, and Scotts Songbird Selections Wild Bird Food. Scotts will also donate gardening products which will be used in conjunction with the Wildlife Rescue Center's youth gardening educational clinics.

"This has been a fun post-season and we thank our friends at Scotts and the Cardinals for their generous support," said Pam Bolton, Executive Director, Wildlife Rescue Center.

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