(WSVN) – It’s an egg-cellent TV business that’s been airing throughout the Easter season for many years, and this 12 months, it featured a four-legged social media sensation from South Florida. Heather Walker has tonight’s 7Spotlight.
Jaime Arslan: “At this level, I’d undoubtedly say Louie might be essentially the most well-known raccoon in America.”
Louie the Raccoon already has greater than half 1,000,000 Instagram followers — who like, remark and share his hilarious, viral movies.
Jaime Arslan: “I really feel like Louie is bigger than life. He’s not your common raccoon.”
That’s an understatement, and now, Louie can add TV star to his raccoon résumé.
Jaime Arslan is Louie’s proprietor.
Jaime Arslan: “To be part of the enduring Cadbury business is superb. It’s a reminiscence and expertise that I’ll keep in mind perpetually.”
The expertise is likely one of the perks of being named the Cadbury Bunny. America voted final 12 months, and Louie beat out 31 different animals from throughout the nation.
Jaime Arslan: “By no means in 1,000,000 years would I’ve thought that Louie would have began off as this orphaned, sick child raccoon. And now he’s in a nationwide business.”
The business was shot within the eating room of the household’s Southwest Miami-Dade house.
Jaime Arslan: “Earlier than we shot the business, I used to be getting him used to the Easter eggs and holding them.”
We first featured Louie and Jaime within the 7Spotlight final 12 months.
Jaime, a former vet tech, took in Louie and later three different raccoons: Lucy, Leo and Lea.
None of them might have been safely launched again into the wild, and so they do require permits.
Heather Walker: You’re a mother to 4 raccoons.”
Jaime Arslan: “Sure, I’m a raccoon mother. Full time.”
The raccoons reside inside…
Jaime Arslan: “That is their playroom.”
…and out of doors.
They even have their very own playground. And their dream has become Jaime’s mission to coach individuals in regards to the challenges raccoons and different wildlife face in South Florida and past.
Jaime Arslan: “We’ve been capable of assist so many different raccoons throughout america simply with Louie’s web page alone.”
Consciousness, and likewise cash. Jaime donated the $7,000 Louie gained to Samadhi Wildlife.
The Central Florida-based sanctuary used it to lease a brand new, bigger property for the sick and injured animals they rescue.
Daybreak Barbone: “Louie and Jaime are the dynamic duo, and what they’ve completed for Samadhi Wildlife alone is simply completely unimaginable.”
Daybreak Barbone, the sanctuary’s founder, stated greater than 90% of the animals they rehab are launched again into the wild, however the few who can’t — like this raccoon with a neurological challenge — assist to coach people.
Daybreak Barbone: “Her title is Juh Juh. So she will be able to’t really stroll, so she scoots round in her wheelchair, and she or he may be very, very joyful.”
Jaime Arslan: “Lots of people at all times inform me that Louie has opened their eyes as much as wildlife.”
As for Louie, who turns 4 later this month, being within the tv limelight didn’t precisely impress him.
Jaime Arslan: “I confirmed it to Louie and, actually, he might actually care much less. However I get it, he’s a raccoon.”
Heather Walker 7News.
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