Iwould rather the human being gets rupid bastards wddling around this globe/rock/planet .......who would kiss a racoon ........ they are cute and such like......... ut kiss one ....... no .....i do not think so .....but there are enough people ........ will risk an infection ..........which to me ......... means they are completely fucking stupid ..... and the wildlife pricks ........... well we all know they are paycheck fools ...... ".just doing my job man".....!!!!!"you know wife and kids to feed".........but .........what can i say ......... poor animal .....and another human beings gets to live ........maybe....... they should have just euthnaized her ....... just in case .....huh !!!!!oh no precious life man !!!!!.......no shortage of fucking retards ...............
Raccoon euthanized after woman took it to Petco for nail trim - customers kissed it
Story by Neirin Gray Desai For Dailymail.Com • 2h ago
A raccoon was taken to a pet store in Maine by a woman who wanted its nails cut
It had to be killed because there is no nonlethal method for testing for rabies
Wildlife officials in Maine had to perform a lethal rabies test on a raccoon that was brought into a Petco last Tuesday by a woman wanting to have its nails trimmed.
While the raccoon was in the store some customers kissed it, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
The animal tested negative for rabies after the department released surveillance images of the woman in an appeal for help from the public identifying her.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the only definitive way to test an animal for rabies is to examine its brain, which cannot be done when it is alive.
DailyMail.com wrote to the department for clarification as to what penalty or charge would be leveled against the woman were she to be identified, but did not hear back.
Raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in Maine and the disease can be fatal if left untreated, Wildlife officials say they were therefore initially concerned that employees and customers at the store might have been exposed.
The department said that cutting raccoon nails is not a service offered by the store.
It's manager asked the woman to leave but kept the raccoon and contacted the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The raccoon was then given a rabies test, which came back negative.
Rabies is almost always fatal in humans once symptoms appear, and potential sufferers need to seek treatment immediately.
Wildlife is best left alone, though animal control authorities should be notified if the animals appear to be in distress, said Mark Latti, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
'When they lose their fear of people they are more likely to become a nuisance or be run over by a vehicle,' Latti said.
The wildlife department said store customers who touched the animal should still contact their healthcare providers as a precaution.
Raccoons are capable of transferring other diseases along to humans and other animals as well.
The Petco store in question did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Associated Press on Sunday.
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