Dana Berry thought it would be just another ordinary day cleaning up Lake Merritt in Oakland with the Trash Falcons crew. But as he leaned over to lift a large cardboard box tucked inside a bin, a faint, strange sound froze him in place.
It wasn’t a bark, a meow, or any sound he recognized, just a tiny, desperate squeak that didn’t belong there.
Cautiously, Dana lifted the box and what he discovered inside was completely unexpected.
Peeking out from the box was a tiny animal covered in white fur. Its wide eyes stared up at him, frozen in fear. For a moment, Dana wasn’t sure what he was looking at…