{"id":1940235,"date":"2023-05-29T07:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-brings-raccoon-to-pet-store-for-a-nail-trim-but-now-its-been-euthanized-and-tested-for-rabies\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T07:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:43:01","slug":"woman-brings-raccoon-to-pet-store-for-a-nail-trim-but-now-its-been-euthanized-and-tested-for-rabies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-brings-raccoon-to-pet-store-for-a-nail-trim-but-now-its-been-euthanized-and-tested-for-rabies\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman takes raccoon to pet store for nail trim, raccoon euthanized and tested for rabies."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-brings-raccoon-to-pet-store-for-a-nail-trim-but-now-its-been-euthanized-and-tested-for-rabies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Woman Brings Raccoon to Pet Store for a Nail Trim, But Now It&#8217;s Been Euthanized and Tested for Rabies<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-irvin-says-hes-baffled-after-nfl-network-announces-hes-been-pulled-from-super-bowl-coverage-over-misconduct-allegation\/\" title=\"Michael Irvin Says He\u2019s \u2018Baffled\u2019 After NFL Network Announces He\u2019s Been Pulled From Super Bowl Coverage Over Misconduct Allegation\">woman brought<\/a> it into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-hilton-biden-presidency-dead-this-is-an-ex-presidency\/\" title=\"FNC's Hilton: Biden Presidency 'Dead' -- 'This Is an Ex-Presidency'\">pet store<\/a> for a nail trim and some customers kissed it, state wildlife authorities said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, you read that right. A woman brought a raccoon into a pet store for a nail trim. And not only did she put herself at risk, but she also put other customers in danger by allowing them to kiss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cow-still-at-large-after-breaking-free-from-slaughter-spotted-abiding-traffic-laws\/\" title=\"Cow Still At Large After Breaking Free From Slaughter, Spotted Abiding Traffic Laws\">wild animal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &#038; Wildlife, raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state. And while this particular raccoon tested negative for the disease, bringing a wild animal into a pet store is an unnecessary risk to public health.<\/p>\n<h3>Leave Wildlife Alone<\/h3>\n<p>Wildlife are best left alone, according to Mark Latti, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &#038; Wildlife. Animal control authorities can be notified if the animals appear to be in distress, but otherwise, it&#8217;s best to keep your distance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When they lose their fear of people they are more likely to become a nuisance or be run over by a vehicle,&#8221; Latti said.<\/p>\n<h3>Take Precautions<\/h3>\n<p>If you did come into contact with the raccoon at the Auburn pet store, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-brings-raccoon-to-pet-store-for-a-nail-trim-but-now-its-been-euthanized-and-tested-for-rabies\/\" title=\"Woman takes raccoon to pet store for nail trim, raccoon euthanized and tested for rabies.\">wildlife department recommends contacting<\/a> your healthcare provider as a precaution. Raccoons are capable of transferring other diseases to humans and other animals as well.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, rabies is almost always fatal in humans once symptoms appear, so it&#8217;s important to seek treatment immediately if you suspect you may have been exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s all do our part to keep ourselves and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-heatwave-grips-west-and-southwest-parts-of-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Massive heatwave grips west and southwest parts of the U.S.\">furry friends safe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after being brought into a pet store for a nail trim. Some customers kissed it, but the raccoon tested negative for the disease. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &amp; Wildlife stated there is no rabies risk to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1940236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[8223,14257,9453,27856,22084,4314,4259,3992,20430,3983],"class_list":["post-1940235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-euthanized","tag-nail","tag-pet","tag-rabies","tag-raccoon","tag-store","tag-takes","tag-tested","tag-trim","tag-woman"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1940235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1940236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1940235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1940235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1940235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}