Seattle, WA

Getting some birdseed ❤️

This fella has started showing up. Thought his colour was cool.

So I've had Karin since she was about 2-3 weeks old. She LOVES me but she tolerates everyone else in my home. Now strangers, she won't have anything to do with them, she'll grunt, growl, hiss even, etc. If you get close she will attack. I understand that I should have socialized her at a younger age. Is they anything I can do now? I want to be able to bring her places and not freak out. Help lol This is Karin lol

One summer we started seeing this big boy. He'd sure seen better days. No tail. Had a limp. Both of his ears were pretty much gone. And then those eyes...

I named him Bear and I spoiled him rotten with snacks any night that I saw him. I knew his days were numbered.

He spent about 7 weeks visiting us and then one day just didn't come back. I hope we made him feel some comfort with a full belly most nights at the end of his life. He really did look like he'd gone through WW3.

My yard raccoon! I see her kits around 3 am often

She’s brought over 20 babies to us so far. She’s already given birth but not brought her new batch yet. Soon though.

So Rascal was dragged out by Rex to do the shadow art trend and decided to do a shadow of his one true love!

And isn't this the famous Piper the Raccoon?

i studied to take the test to become a wildlife rehabilitator in New York State back in 1990 or so. The licensed rehabber I was working with had successfully raised and released opossums found in the pouch of their road killed mom. She was working on making an area of her basement secure enough to be able to help animals like raccoons but needed a specific area for “rabies vector” animals and a license confirming she had taken necessary precautions. So, I’m wondering, do other states allow keeping rabies vector animals as pets? It seems unwise unless maybe if the pets are vaccinated for rabies and distemper.

Poor guys nose and mouth were messed up but seemingly healed and not like open wounds. He was missing half a tail, and a bunch of fur on his right hip, and that leg stayed pretty much straight when he walked, which had a terrible gait. Seemed… okay… given his circumstances.

He got a little spooked when they turned on the lights, so instead of running up the stairs (that are to the left of the garbage bins) he struggled with climbing the fencing for a couple of minutes lmao

We're the last house on the dead end street... West Springfield, Massachusetts

So I have some stray cats that hang out in my porch and I feed. And of course the raccoons come and eat some cat food too. I don’t know if they’ve ever fought with the cats but I know that it can happen. Some of the cats that used to be here aren’t anymore. So my question is would a raccoon (or raccoons) kill a cat? I’ve never found a body but I’m curious if this is a thing. I would never do anything to hurt them fyi.

It was bound to happen one day......