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HELP - Raccoon I saved is showing some signs of rabies

Reddit Animals

Located in Florida: Today I was walking my dogs and noticed a big gathering of vultures surrounding a raccoon. At first appearance the raccoon seemed disoriented and extremely lethargic. I took the raccoon home. I assumed it was either sick or extremely dehydrated.

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Smart and Getting Smarter

10,000 Birds

Still it is always nice to add to the evidence of animal intellect. I found a Common Raccoon foraging at the water’s edge while waiting for a distant heron to do something… anything. I found a Common Raccoon foraging at the water’s edge while waiting for a distant heron to do something… anything.

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A Rehabber’s List of Worst Bird Myths

10,000 Birds

One might think that thanks to the Internet, all those ridiculous old wild animal myths handed down for generations would finally die a deserved death. If you see a raccoon during the day, it must have rabies! Raccoons are nocturnal, which means they are normally active at night. The same goes for raccoons. Arrrghhh!”

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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

Critter News

The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. About 10 million dogs in China are killed for their fur, prompting an animal rights group to seek a ban on fur trade to Australia.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Summer is high season.

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Keep finding decapitated mice/rats under car

Reddit Animals

We do have a possum and a raccoon that live somewhere on the property. the last part is raptor behavior but I can't imagine what kind of bird would be small enough to choose this space when there's 300 yds of chain link fence right there, and I've yet to see a dead squirrel, rabbit or chipmunk.

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On Google, HSUS and Fur

Animal Person

Many bloggers who are pro-animal rights have either not used Google's AdSense or stopped because they discovered that, for instance, their anti-fur post was surrounded by ads for fur. pro creating-animals-to-skin-them-for-their-fur. pro creating-animals-to-skin-them-for-their-fur.

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