Lunchtime Quickie: Let Hillbilly Santa Keep His Raccoon?

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I love everything about this.

theYode on August 14, 2013 at 1:04 PM

Ever seen a hairless raccoon? Not so cute now, are they. Also their fur is wiry as fuck, not nice at all to touch. Also they are a major rabies vector. And mean too.

Fuck raccoons. If this dude has a domesticated one, suits me just fine. One less varmint to bother anyone else. He can keep the fleas too.

treacle on August 14, 2013 at 1:31 PM

Sure, like other things, issue a permit for keeping a raccoon to anyone that can pass the test. Btw, THIS is the test.

Dougsf on August 14, 2013 at 1:35 PM

An animal that's been domesticated sufficiently to dance with, sleep next to, and shower with a human friend is no longer a wild animal. Regardless of species, it's become a domestic pet. Get it dipped for fleas, give it a rabies shot, and regulate its behavior as such.

The Max on August 14, 2013 at 1:59 PM

I was wondering when we'd see a sequel to the Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.

Westside forever on August 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM

Let him keep the raccoon, at this point he is tame and won't be able to live safely in the wild anymore.

very bad homo on August 14, 2013 at 2:23 PM

Raccoons have scary parasites. Don't touch their poop.

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices…

ScrawnyKayaker on August 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM

Just make sure it gets it annual shots, get a "pet license" and it should be fine. The lack of a rabies shot is the only concern

ferret on August 14, 2013 at 3:35 PM

If exceptions are permitted they should be spelled out, and not just allowed because a bunch of idiots on the internet think the animal is cute (which raccoons are not.)

Why not a wolf or a lion or a badger? If you want to keep an exotic pet, get a fucking permit and be a responsible owner. Case closed.

Dr. Z on August 14, 2013 at 5:40 PM

Let him keep the raccoon.

Let him amass an army of them, as they always do after one becomes "domesticated".

And then, let him show up on an episode of Animal Hordes so I may be entertained. Again.

Super Cool Charlie on August 14, 2013 at 7:15 PM

Rabies is a concern, sure. You should also look up Baylisascariasis while you're at it, though. Raccoon roundworm is deadly to humans, and a huge proportion of raccoons carry it.

Brooklyn Reader on August 14, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Rebekah is a morbidly obese raccoon.

Wedgwood99 on August 14, 2013 at 8:38 PM

What wedgwood99 said @12.

Still, let him keep her. I don't see how she's more of a threat than any other urban animal that has lost its fear of humans.

wingedkat on August 14, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Uhhhh, 16 people actually prefer a possum for a house pet!!! That means they have had the opportunity to compare??? I am personally inclined toward beaver, but the pond thing is a pain..;-D

pupuguru on August 14, 2013 at 10:09 PM

if the racoon's happy, i'm happy, and true, she's likely too far removed from her natural habitat to be let go at this point.

mr. herriman on August 15, 2013 at 2:04 AM

I voted keep, if for the solipsistic reason that watching the video made me irrationally happy for several minutes.

--MC on August 15, 2013 at 6:59 AM

put that thing on a diet! stat

kylembelltown on August 15, 2013 at 10:55 AM

Lunchtime Quickie: Let Hillbilly Santa Keep His Raccoon?

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