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Humans aren’t the only ones who need an extra push to get through the start of a new week.

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A Saskatchewan woman pulled over during her commute home on Monday after she witnessed a porcupine on its back, struggling to get up.

Ralene Prieb told CBC Radio’s The Morning Edition that as soon as she saw the stranded animal, she knew she had to do something.

“I’m going to have to help him, clearly. He’s having a really bad Monday,” she said.

He’s having a really bad Monday

Instead of using her hands to pick up the prickly creature, Prieb used her window scraper. The porcupine grabbed onto it and eventually rolled over.

Unfortunately, the porcupine just couldn’t get catch a break when it came to the Monday blues. When the prickly rodent was finally standing, it attempted to climb the snowbank, only to fall on its back once again.

Prieb again helped get it back on its feet and cleared a path in the snowbank before the porcupine was able to get over the hurdle.

Pried recorded the entire encounter and her video has been viewed more than 2.9 million times on Facebook. Pried told CBC she thinks people are drawn to a feel-good story.

“People need to see compassion and mercy and grace out there,” she said.