This Is Why You Don’t Try to “Rescue” Raccoons on Your Own
Wise Brothers—–Chattanooga, TN
This Is Why You Don’t Try to “Rescue” Raccoons on Your Own
A man in Georgia recently came across an injured raccoon on the side of the road, and decided to give the animal a lift to a nature center. He wrapped the raccoon in his coat and held it against his chest as he drove for over an hour.
It’s unclear if the guy was just a huge animal lover . . . or if the raccoon looked “cute” . . . but either way, it was wild, and did not want to be driven around.
The raccoon bit the man on his face and hands . . . so he gave it some space . . . and managed to wrap it in a blanket with duct tape, and continued driving.
Once he got to the nature center, the staff put the raccoon in a kennel, and then sent it to a vet. They “forcefully insisted” the bloody man to go to the hospital, and he finally agreed.
Turns out, the raccoon had RABIES, and was immediately euthanized. So the man went through all that trouble for nothing.
The nature center said that while the guy’s heart was in the right place, no one should EVER do this . . . because he put EVERYONE he came into contact with at risk. And there were children at the nature center at the time.
They also note that they “are not licensed for raccoon rehabilitation and only accept raptors, reptiles, and amphibians” . . . so it’s unclear why the guy thought he’d take the racoon there in the first place.
Anyway, just a reminder that we should all be kind to animals . . . BUT you shouldn’t handle potentially rabid wildlife yourself, and you should always call licensed professionals for wild and injured animals.
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Courtesy of Fox 19
