Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow raccoons to be kept as pets. However, these animals aren’t domesticated ...

Sure, raccoons are Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow raccoons to be kept as pets.

Raccoons are nocturnal, wild by nature and need a lot of space to explore, climb, and roam around, which means being kept in ...

Are raccoons more abundant than they used to be? Do they make good pets? A. I am not aware of any hard statistics that cover ...

A south Charlotte family’s pet dog attacked and killed a raccoon that turned out to have rabies, animal control officials said Tuesday. The dog attacked the raccoon at 7:30 a.m. Friday in the ...

If they happen to find a way inside, remain calm and confine pets in rooms away from the raccoons. Open doors and windows near the raccoon that lead outside, and drive them out using a vacuum ...

Wildlife experts say pet owners need to make sure their dogs' vaccinations are up to date after several people in Tulsa have discovered sick raccoons in midtown neighborhoods. The Tulsa Animal ...

Raccoons carry various germs and diseases, so this is necessary to avoid any health hazards to humans, pets, and other animals. In addition to the mess, the raccoons might have caused serious ...

A Lindenwold resident’s dog killed a raccoon last week that was later determined to have had rabies, Camden County officials said Friday. Local authorities were notified Oct. 9 that a resident ...

First Lady Grace Coolidge, wife of President Calvin Coolidge, holds their pet raccoon Rebecca. It was given to the Coolidge family in 1926 by a supporter who suggested she be served up for a ...

A baby raccoon had to be euthanized after a woman brought it into a pet store to have its nails cut and let people kiss it, authorities said. The woman brought the animal into a Petco in Maine on ...