AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it, state wildlife authorities said.
If that was a tamed pet then fuck all gov and fuck petco. Rabies testing means cutting off the head. If he was in fact wild, then maybe she should get tested for rabies.
Back in the 60's, my brother and I had a couple raccoons as pets. They were housebroken, would stay out of places where you didn't want them (cupboards, counter, table, fridge, etc), could sit at the table and eat with us (better manners than a lot of people), would go on walks with us in the woods, and, when my father deployed to Vietnam, became VERY protective of the family. (Evidently normal as they age.) After he left, more than one adult (never a kid) was chased from the house by one or both 'coons...NOBODY in their right mind would consider standing up to a 40-50lb raccoon (let alone 2 of them) when they charged from behind the sofa or out of the back room. They would sleep in my brother and my beds... My brother found out that the female would bite me if he screamed or cried while I was near him. I still carry a couple scars, he still remembers the whooping he got for doing it after we figured out what was happening. When we got the first we took him to the vet who vaccinated him for rabies with both dog and cat vaccines since "they don't make rabies vaccine for raccoons". Did the same when we got the female. Nobody ever got rabies. Good times.
In the early 70's, Santa Fe Junior College in Ginesville Fl had a zoo where someone brought in a sick bobcat. Something like 14 or 17 people (cant recall) tool turns giving this cat mouth to mouth resuscitation. It died anyway. It had did from rabies. What a bunch of idiots.
This might work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26SrCpCzfmk
ReplyDeleteIf that was a tamed pet then fuck all gov and fuck petco. Rabies testing means cutting off the head.
ReplyDeleteIf he was in fact wild, then maybe she should get tested for rabies.
On second thought, fuck all gov either way
I thought Rocky (of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) was a flying squirrel?
ReplyDeleteThe name Rocky Racoon from the Beatles song popped into my head when I saw the story. I was drinking.
DeleteBack in the 60's, my brother and I had a couple
Deleteraccoons as pets. They were housebroken, would
stay out of places where you didn't want them
(cupboards, counter, table, fridge, etc), could
sit at the table and eat with us (better manners
than a lot of people), would go on walks with us
in the woods, and, when my father deployed
to Vietnam, became VERY protective of the family.
(Evidently normal as they age.) After he left, more
than one adult (never a kid) was chased from
the house by one or both 'coons...NOBODY in their
right mind would consider standing up to a 40-50lb
raccoon (let alone 2 of them) when they charged
from behind the sofa or out of the back room.
They would sleep in my brother and my beds...
My brother found out that the female would bite
me if he screamed or cried while I was near him.
I still carry a couple scars, he still remembers
the whooping he got for doing it after we figured
out what was happening.
When we got the first we took him to the vet who
vaccinated him for rabies with both dog and cat
vaccines since "they don't make rabies vaccine
for raccoons". Did the same when we got the female.
Nobody ever got rabies.
Good times.
Too bad Rocky didn't come
ReplyDeleteequipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival
Mess with my animals and they won't find your body.
ReplyDeleteIn the early 70's, Santa Fe Junior College in Ginesville Fl had a zoo where someone brought in a sick bobcat. Something like 14 or 17 people (cant recall) tool turns giving this cat mouth to mouth resuscitation. It died anyway. It had did from rabies. What a bunch of idiots.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone feel the urge to kiss a stranger's Racoon? I get it, they're cute and weird, but still...
ReplyDeleteThis made me think... Do people eat Raccoons? I've never heard of such a thing.
Hell yes you can eat coon.
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