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Wishes and Lies #11


I wish animals didn't have to suffer.  I wish I could save all animals (This is actually a lie.  There are some mean and ugly animals).  Today I noticed the rear end of an animal sticking out of the bushes at my dad's farm.  It looked as if the animal was dead (at least it wasn't moving and was in a weird location), so I decided taking a picture would be in bad taste.  Soon after viewing the animal, some guy came to the door to see if he could hunt on the property.  After I informed him that there was no hunting or trapping on the property, he mentioned the hurt baby raccoon (probably more of an adolescent).


Immediately after he left, I went to see the raccoon who now had started moving slowly across the area.  He/she was indeed hurt and was moving slowly.  It looked as if his rear leg or something was injured.  Since I don't know what to do in situations like this (I wish I did), I texted a friend's husband who used to work for the DNR.  Then I called an animal rescue lady in the area.  She said the DNR would probably shoot it if I called them for assistance.  After a somewhat lengthy conversation, I decided to help the raccoon myself following her suggestions.  I put cat food, apples, a crumbled granola bar and water out for the raccoon because raccoons are herbivores, like sweet food, and have small mouths (hence cat food and not dog food).  Actually, she was super helpful and gave me some great advice, but she also gave me some not so useful advice such as not to pet or pick up the raccoon.  Yep, I already knew this.  She mentioned the raccoon was smart and would know I was trying to help by leaving the food and water.


Next I called my friend (J) that knows everything because I was going to ask someone in the area to give the raccoon more water and food as the week progressed.  J told me it might not be a good idea to continue feeding the raccoon because he would never leave.  When I talked to my dad, he suggested that he would have "taken care of it" and raccoons were a menace to the pheasant population.  I'm sure this is true, but the poor little coon was hurt and shaking.  I hope the takes advantage of the one time generosity of cat food, apples, and water because it's up to her/him to survive from this point on.  My wish is that the raccoon gets strong and remembers my kindness.  He did come out and eat a bit before hiding under a tree.

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LH said…
I wish you could have that raccoon for a pet. Great photos.
7:12 AM
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