Diseased Raccoon

This is a raccoon that we first saw in the front yard while throwing a football. We at first thought it was a cat. The police came and killed the raccoon as we were afraid that it might get too close to some kids in the neighborhood and bite them. It took the cops three shots to kill it. Two from a pistol and one from a shotgun.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• raccoon
• diseased
• wildlife
• rabies
• police
• kids
• shotgun

[123TheLancer]

Well good thing it was put out of its misery.

[AmberElaine0824]

@Solja2010 Because they're nocturnal animals, so when they're seen in the daylight it typically means they are very sick/dying.

[MrKdx220r]

@pazsion quit getting all but hurt

[pazsion]

All you did was needlessly endanger an animal, yourself and others who were not knowledgeable or prepared for the proper care due for the situation. Just sad..

[pazsion]

The officers should be reprimanded, and use of a fire arm revoked for a period of time. pending a psyche evaluation. You and the officers should be fined for calling the police, and cruelty to animals. Yes there is a law you all broke by killing this animal outright, without reason, in the way that you did. I do not wish for this to happen to you, But please do the proper thing next time. If you can't find help. leave it alone. If it's not attacking anyone. leave it alone.

[pazsion]

wow i was wrong about it's age at second glance...very young, it would still be working on it's ability to walk and run etc if i'm guessing the age right. Usually the mother is not far from them at this age.

The proper thing to do is to trap the animal and have it properly diagnosed. The cheapest, laziest most inhumane way to deal with a sick animal is to kill it. Those bullets cost more then the medication and treatment...Plus the time and money wasted using police for a non-emergency.

[Fordgurl101]

@pazsion its not very common to see a raccoon wondering around like that during the day since they are nocturnal animals. that coon obviously had something wrong with it for the way it was acting. it could have easily been that the coon could have been very old, plus its typical for coons to carry a lot of diseases as well so the best thing to do was to put the coon down so it didnt suffer or bite someone or another animal and infect them with any diseases.

[pazsion]

idiots...hope someone calls the cops on you and unloads a whole clip into you...fin moron humans...this seems to be a perfectly healthy teenage racoon....

[xxxLOLLex]

poor ting!

[hunter6678]

he only has mange

[webvideofan]

Breaks my heart.

[calvinbaII]

he's having a bad acid trip. NBD.

[PsiloCybinDreamX]

@Birdma91 obviously your a crappy shot

[kotapaka]

Zombie raccoon?

[LetsGoEatSomeHam]

@AmberElaine0824 or they are about to have babies.. i know from experience 

[Sushinyan101]

Awe poor thing why dose it have to go through so much pain:(

[MrDickbowie]

.40 or .45 to the head end of problem, coons are tough animals.

[dracomancer01]

to be honest..if it took three shots than those cops shouldn't be aloud to carry fire arms

[Birdma91]

racoons are tough as shit. it took me 7 shots from a .22 to kill 1

[TheRogueAvenger]

BUNT THE FUCKER nah jk but as the each day come we all se disease and sickness so meh

[RastabanPrincess89]

Give him a laxative!!!

[TheWarewolf23]

omg i feel so bad it looks like its in pain

[amyxxxbaby]

:( poor baby

[rDarkWarrior]

@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR If you look at it walk you can clearly see its sick! It was for the best cuz how would you feel if you had the choice to let it live or die and if you let it live it went off and attacked someoen