IT'S ABOUT TIME WE PUT A STOP TO THIS KIND OF THING
Arizona man arrested after rescuing and adopting drowning raccoon
(Thanks to Ms. Flukey)
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But, it's still okay for people in a commercial to keep a security panther right? I'm glad they cleared this up. It's nice to know he was actually arrested for OTHER crimes he has committed.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 25, 2012 at 05:20 PM
Turn it loose. It's a racoon. Imprinted or not it will take it about a day tops to adapt. Probably find another person to feed it.
Posted by: wingnut | February 25, 2012 at 06:20 PM
I'm pretty sure Drowning Raccoon opened for The Doors in '67.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | February 25, 2012 at 07:34 PM
here is no such thing as a true "pet" raccoon -- it's a wild animal, not domesticated. One lady had one she had raised from a baby on her shoulder; when it nuzzled her ear and she pushed it away, it bit her thumb off and continued to nuzzle. In addition, there is no rabies vaccine approved for raccoons, and they often carry a very nasty parasite that can infect human brains and eyes -- see this linky.
/end rant.
Posted by: Ralph | February 25, 2012 at 09:09 PM
We had a half-grown raccoon cub(?) (pup?) show up on the farm last year. He was cute as he could be and wanted to hang around with us.
I reminded my wife how dangerous this could be, so we kept it at bay and kept the dogs in.
The raccoon wandered off after a day or two, the best thing that could happen.
Also, never trust a baby groundhog. Those things have chainsaws for teeth.
Posted by: Steve | February 25, 2012 at 10:58 PM
No good deed goes unpunished
Posted by: ferj064 | February 25, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Raccoon Nematode is a serious health concern that causes severe brain damage and is untreatable. Not good pet material, sorry.
Posted by: Elon | February 26, 2012 at 12:29 AM
Correct all of you! Just because they are furry and cute, doesn't mean they are "pet" material. Squirrels are furry and cute but they are rodents!
Posted by: MikeyVA | February 26, 2012 at 07:16 AM
"Furry bones" --what to expect if you have other pets AND a raccoon....
Yes, Cindy, the security panther is probably a safer choice, as long as you feed it..Recall if you can that
TV show "Honey West" had a Security Ocelot named Bruce. Same idea. Oh, in one hilarious episode they
used a stuffed toy "ocelet" as Bruce, because the real Bruce had become too difficult to handle...
Posted by: funny man | February 26, 2012 at 11:44 AM
I still have a visible scar on my hand from feeding the damn little ingrate of a raccoon we used to have. He finally escaped, got himself a handgun, and shot the guy in the later story posted in this forum.
And as for woodchucks, well, the score in our household is: aging German Shepherd mix, 3, woodchucks 1, but the 1 was a clear win for the rodent. It escaped unscathed after backhoe-ing a chunk out of the dog's chest with its incisors. ("How very incisive!" FireSign Theater.)
"Yes, Batson, I finally know who's behind the Giant Rat of Sumatra!"
"Oh, all right, Stones, I'll bite. Whose behind is the Giant Rat of Sumatra?"
A mind, or more specifically, a memory is indeed a terrible thing to waste.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | February 27, 2012 at 02:35 PM