A great-horned owl that fell into a concrete mixer is slowly recovering at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s Wild Friends certified rehabilitation center in Kanab after recently coming into its care.

With dried concrete covering approximately 25% of his 2-pound body, the owl's condition was a first of its kind for the Best Friends' staff in its 40-year history, Best Friends Animal Society’s Wild Friends Supervisor Bart Richwalski said in a press release issued by the organization.

“We reached out to other wildlife rehabilitators and they had never heard of an owl falling into concrete before, either,” Richwalski said. “After doing some research, our team quickly came up with a plan to help the owl in the least invasive way possible.”

That plan included a 20-minute daily bath while the owl

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