ANDERSON, California -- A recent rescue by the Shasta Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Center has captured the attention of millions worldwide. Thanks to a viral video featuring Archimedes, a great horned owl.

"Perfect rescue, rehabilitate, release, that's what we do right?" said Raven Capozzo, head of the center. "That's the goal. So I took that video of us blow drying him, you know while I was drying him off and everything. I just thought our audience that we already had on social media would love seeing this story."

Archimedes was discovered stuck in sludge at the Rio Alto Water District's water waste treatment plant. Capozzo said it is not the first time the team there has found animals stuck in the sewage, but she says this is the first one to survive it.

"They took him in, they did the whole bubble bath and those are the pictures on the Instagram account," she explained. "They set him, you know, in a safe place, in the warm office. Came back, he was still alive, that's when they called."

The owl's main issue was being caked in sewage, which prevented him from flying. After a third bath at the center in Anderson, his recovery began, and attention on social media started flying in.

"By the next morning it was 6.2 million views. We were up to thousands of followers," Capozzo said. "We're up to twenty-two and a half thousand followers right now on Instagram. Like that happened like a wildfire basically."

Archimedes was released on January 8 near the area where he was found in Lake, California. Leaving behind a massive following with over 20 million views and 2 million likes. Capozzo hopes the newfound audience sticks around to see the work they do everyday.

"This happening, you know, raising that much awareness just raises general support and people become more likely to donate to help us pay for what we do," Capozzo explained. "Because it costs money, and there are only like two and a half staff members here. The rest of it is all volunteers."

Despite being in their slow season, the center is currently caring for several animals, including two baby possums, four barn owls, and an injured coyote. Follow this link to find more information around what the center does and how to support their efforts.