Mom rejects wobbly raccoon. He ends up discovering human kindness.

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[Lovie777]

1. I like . ...

[question everything]

2. Human and canine kindness

In many of the stories that you bring to us - many thanks, again - there is often a pet, usually a dog that is part of the kindness.

[Bayard]

3. Hardin County.....

Wonder if this is KY? The Great Pyrenees is terrific!

Sorry to say, we've had a great deal of trouble with raccoons killing chickens and ducks on our farm. We trap them and relocate.

[Downtown Hound]

6. Raccoons can be dangerous to farm animals and pets

They are territorial and aggressive and will defend territory that they see as theirs. We had a raccoon stake a claim to our backyard in a tree. It ended up slashing our Whippets face so bad that her ear was hanging by a thread when she came in. The vet was able to sew it back on. We're just lucky that its claws missed her eye.

Like you, we had it trapped and taken elsewhere. I have nothing against raccoons and understand nature will be nature, but, yeah, people should be aware that they don't always play nice and can pose a danger to your pets. And don't let your children pet them, no matter how cute they are.

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. I don't think the chickens, or any other farm animals, are in any danger from Boone.

He looks pretty sweet-natured and hasn't been shown how to hunt and kill....and I think chickens could escape him pretty easily.

[3catwoman3]

4. Like so many animal rescue stories, this is...

...getting me a misty-eyed.

When I was in high school, I took cafe of a baby raccoon for about a week while his human mom had to be out of town. His name was Brady, and he captured my heart completely. I sobbed my eyes out when I had to give him back.

[benfranklin1776]

5. That's truly awesome!

Proof that human love and compassion can produce tremendous good for the giver, the receiver, and all of the world!

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. Just what is it that these videos squirt or atomise into your face to make your eyes water?

I wish they'd quit it.