How many lives to ducks get?

The phrase "lucky duck" is truly meaningful for a certain migratory waterfowl in Florida. He (or she) was shot but cruel and inhumane hunter Dale Tadlock on the fifteenth of January. He took the creature home and stuck the carcass in the fridge undoubtedly meaning to pluck and clean it later. Some two days later his lovely wife, Pamela, opened said fridge only to find the bird still alive, albeit the worse for wear. She rushed the creature to the nearest veterinary surgery where the bird was treated with oxygen and CPR. Ten days on the bird has had surgery and, although still weak, is saidto be doing fine, according to the vet.

There is no word as to how Pamela's therapy is going nor on the current status of her relationship with the evil one, Dale. One can only assume had he found the bird alive in the fridge he just would have taken out of doors and shot it again.