Went too the vets today with 3 kittens and while there a couple come in with their pet Raccoon, never seen one in real life and didn't think you could have one as a pet over here, I want one now....

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oh no i just hope raccoons dont catch on as pets over here i hate to see wild animals kept as pets its cruel and the trade in exotics is awful....also raccoon saliva is toxic to dogs, not sure if it has the same effect on humans but i hope so

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there are quite a few owners of racoons on the rfuk web site(reptile forum)
some have skunks,possums,gambian pouched rats(i have one)many exotic mammals.

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I'm Amy I have a
German shepherd-blade.
10 male rats.
2 male mice.
1 Syrian hamster.

All pets started off as wild animals.
I really want a raccoon,have done for years but my dog would never accept it.Someday i will have one. I just dont understand why they have it in a cage rather than on a lead....

ps "Despite thorough research, no toxins have ever been identified in raccoon saliva"
taken from - Coonhound paralysis (polyradiculoneuritis) in dogs

Someone once said to me If you have a Wild Animal from a Baby it's never known life in the wild so it will adapt ...If you've Domisicated one from say Birth it would not be able to survive in the wild would it?

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I have my own Racoon

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ooh, What are they like to keep..Are they sociable friendly?

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The piccy is of Badger my pup, everyone says he looks like a Racoon!

He is very sociable & friendly

imo its selfish to keep animals such as raccoons,meerkats,marmosets etc as pets, domestication dosent just happen over night and the trade in exotics very cruel!

a dog recently died in my county of the suspected condition...Dead Dog Sparks Yorkshire Raccoon Hunt « Jo Warrior

no a wild animal reared in captivity most likely wouldnt survive in the wild but it will never be domesticated, you could hand rear a lion but at the end of the day you will still have a wild animal with all its innate behaviours, ......wildlife belongs in the wild not in a cage!

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L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

It was in a carrier as it was in the vets.

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