Orphaned joey rescued from 'dodgy area' after man rang a shelter asking what milk to buy it from 7-Eleven A kangaroo joey has been rescued from a 'very dodgy street' in Melbourne Mia's mother was killed in a road accident near the NSW and Victoria border The driver of the truck pulled Mia out of the couch and handed her to his friend His friend wanted to keep Mia as pet, and kept her warm in an 'expensive coat'By Sahil Makkar For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:02 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 02:12 BST, 3 May 2019 Viewcomments An orphaned kangaroo joey had to be rescued in the middle of the night from a 'very dodgy' Melbourne street after a man, who wanted to keep her as pet, called an animal hospital seeking advice on what milk to buy it. Nicola Rae, one of the volunteers at Amaroo Wildlife Shelter, said the man, allegedly under the influence of drugs, called late on Tuesday night to ask what milk could be purchased at a convenience store to feed the four-kilogram joey, now named Mia. Mia's mother was killed in a road accident somewhere near the border of New South Wales and Victoria, but the driver of the truck stopped to pull her out of the pouch. The driver's friend, who kept Mia wrapped in an 'expensive' coat for warmth, called the wildlife experts. An orphaned kangaroo joey had to be rescued in the middle of the night from a 'very dodgy' Melbourne street after a man, who wanted to keep her as pet, called to seek advice on what milk to buy from 7-Eleven. Rae said she had to convince the caller that Mia can only be raised by trained wildlife carers and milk intended for humans could make her ill. Wildlife carers have specially formulated milk for each species. 'Eventually, I managed to convince this man to let me come and get the joey,' Rae said in a Facebook post. Mia's mother was killed in a road accident somewhere near the border of New South Wales and Victoria, but the driver of the truck stopped to pull her out of the pouch. The driver made his friend, who kept Mia wrapped in an 'expensive' coat for warmth, called the wildlife experts Selma, one of the vets from Amaroo Wildlife Shelter, accompanied Rae to a 'very dodgy area of Melbourne' late at night to collect Mia. 'The people who had her [Mia] were rough, but kind enough and had wrapped her in an expensive coat, which the man was proudly telling me about,' Rae described her experience. 'The person with her was mostly concerned about not being able to get photographs with the joey, as she was so frightened and curled up in the sleeve of the coat.' The wildlife expert said she had to literally convince the caller that Mia can only be raised by licensed trained wildlife carers and milk from supermarkets could make her ill Rae explained to the person that stress can kill wildlife and taking pictures was not a good idea for a frightened animal that had been through such trauma. They promised him they would send pictures of Mia to him later and took the joey to Amaroo. Mia has been given company at the shelter home in the shape of Clancy, a male joey, and the pair are getting along well. 'Leah has done a wonderful job raising him [Clancy] past four kgs but has so many other little joeys in care that it made sense that he came to live with Mia as they are the same age and she was alone.' Mia, who appears to have been well-looked after, now has company at the shelter home. The shelter home has brought Clancy, a male joey, to live with Mia and both are getting along well Ms Rae said Mia is very relaxed when she's with Clancy. She's eating native grasses with roots and loves exploring the large kangaroo pen Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility