No. He would not survive.
But, I see the idiot chose to kill the raccoon.
Vets told him to apparently. Sarcoptic. They were keeping the baby alive and giving it food and water. Don't make them out to be evil when they were not. The family crated it. And took care of it.
Just because some people are simple doesn't mean they are cruel. You are really one bigotted mother fucker luddley.
[MENTION=25451]tinydancer[/MENTION]
As usual, you're wrong.
IF that is (a) a wild animal and (b) has mange, dipping and release would not be humane. The animal would spread the mites before dying a slow and horrible death.
I still say it looks like hairless raccoon but I could be wrong.
Dear [MENTION=25451]tinydancer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=32558]Luddly Neddite[/MENTION]
this reminds me of the overwhelmed animal shelters and rescues.
even those with pure compassion for all animals cannot always save them all.
many animals are put to death from sheer lack of resources and ability to
coordinate to adopt them out to people who could care for them.
like this poor mangy raccoon, I have friends who would rescue abandoned
boas and other reptiles. They had to quit taking iguanas just because the
demand was too high and the care to save them requires more than they can provide.
They know that rejecting these animals means they will die.
It's easy to judge that 'someone' should do this or that to save the animals,
in this case, manged raccoons with possibly other diseases and issues.
It's different if you or I have to adopt the animal and do what it takes to save it.
unless there are enough resources and people to provide the services and care
necessary, of course we are going to see animals put to death when it wasn't impossible to save them.
that is not something to judge people for, but to judge the compromising circumstances.
If you want to save more animals, find the rescues and shelters that are no-kill,
and donate and promote those groups. We need more of them.
Yes, there are groups that take care of wildlife. but their resources and staff
are limited also, and even the best ones cannot save all animals.
I have nothing but respect for the people who try, but can't judge or blame the many cases that fail.
http://www.wildlifecenteroftexas.org/
Here is the nonprofit Wildlife rescue that took in an abandoned
baby grey squirrel my boyfriend found on the ground at home,
and a baby mockingbird that fell out of a nest outside my workplace.
The fact they would take care of such tiny creatures other people would just let die,
was very touching. If we had more places like this, and got more support to fund
training and jobs, we could be saving more of the environment and endangered
species instead of destroying wilderness and wildlife for convenience.
these people who work there are so dedicated and caring, it is truly humbling!
