that' is so sad anyone would do such a thing to a baby raccoon. :( I couldn't imagine.

I know. It's really disturbing to think about...

People are cruel and ridiculous. He's adorable though, I hope he has a happy life.

I hope so, too. :D

Wait your old?

xD That's not me, that's Dorothy Lee, the woman who takes care of him.

ohhhhhhh

That is so cute...
And what a sad story, that lady is his amazing.

She's an awesome person. :D

Aww he's so adorable. Poor thing i don't know how any one can be so creul and beat a helpless defenseless animal. It makes so freakin mad! I hope who ever those guys were i hope they got what's coming/came to them. They should be beaten with golf clubs and see how they like it.

I'm glad he's doing ok and glad he's found a good and loving home and humin to take care of him. Good on you Dorothy! :)

Cute photo.

I agree. And I'd love to do some of the beating. :D

Dorothy is a great person. Trouper is definitely in good hands. :D

Floridian rednecks. What else would you expect? And justice would involve a family of rabid raccoons and those guys' genitals.

Oh, poor Trouper. But at least he has someone to take care of him and has a good life. What a sweetie.

I like that justice.
Only remove the rabies, I don't want the poor raccoons to suffer in the end.
Okay, so the raccoons attack them, but they are healthy, and then while the men are unconscious, we INJECT them with rabies.

That sounds good.

No, that's douchey. Perhaps they just get a really bad infection and need their junk to be removed to save the rest of their body?

Aww...okay. xD

I did actually once here of a Darwin Award winner who survived "winning." All you have to do to win is to remove yourself from the gene pool, and he managed to get himself dragged along a patch of highway naked. The doctors ALMOST managed to save his "bits," but an onset of gangrene finished them off.

xD I wonder what he was doing in the first place...

If I recall correctly, it involved a bridge and some exposed rebar.

One of my personal favorites is the guy who wanted to go bungie-jumping, but didn't want to buy the expensive and proper cords or spend money on a bungie-jumping group, so he bought a whole bunch of bungie cords and very carefully measured the distance from a bridge to the ground beneath it, and then very carefully made a bungie cord of exactly that length from the cords he had before jumping off to test his cord. See any potential problems with this?

Yes.
And I don't even consider myself to be a very smart individual.

Because people are jerks. >:C

They really are. -_-

awwwwwwwwwwwwww

thats horrible....my god....oooh if I was there, I would have broken their legs for doing that

at least Trouper here is in good hands, he really looks like a real sweety

I know -- I always imagine what I would do if I caught someone in an act of animal cruelty...and it's never pretty.

He is adorable! :D

he's such a cutie <3 its nice that dispite his rough start, he's a happy camper now and even does some good, teaching people things. :3

Yeah, and I bet the kids love to see him!

Wow.. Just.. Knowing there are people out there that would actually do anything of the sort is.. I just hope they really do get whats coming to them.

But it's also good to know there are people who would take care of him, and am glad he now has a good home, and what their doing to teach people not to do things such as this. Sad to think anyone would need to be taught, though..

Me too. I think people who can do that sort of thing are insane. They NEED mental help.

Yeah, I am glad his story has a happy ending. :D

Gosh, what a sad story.

At least someone came to his rescue.

Yeah, I am glad she is taking care of him. :D

Trouper is a sweet raccoon, and he should not have gone through that. I hope those men get what's coming to them.

I hope so, too. >:[

What a sad story...I can't imagine anyone capable of being that cruel, though I know it does happen. It's just absolutely sickening. :C
It's good that he's being very well taken care of though! He's just too cute~

I know, any time I hear about it, it depresses me. I hate to think about the fact that people like that are out there, but they are. -_-

He's a real sweetie, the poor thing.

Poor guy. That is downright mean. I wanna hit them with golf clubs. See how they like it.

Same here. -_-

Yep.

It's Florida... they were probably a bunch of stupid, hating Rednecks. >__<

I'm glad he has a nice life now, though. :3 He's so CUTE! x3

It could be. xD But there are stupid people everywhere, unfortunately. -_-

Isn't he adorable? :D

Yeeees!! x3 I love it when I get to see them. I know they'd come to my house at night if I left food outside, but I wouldn't want to risk my sister's cat getting bit or something. o.o Even though they're not usually aggressive like that, you never know! I have heard stories or them killing cats before. :<

...Either way, they're still adorable fluff balls! xD

awww.

Oh my goodness that is such a beautiful and sad story :( He is SO CUTE!!!

Isn't he a cutie? He didn't deserve what was done to him, but I am glad he is in good hands now. :D

Awww, the poor little guy...I don't know why people would be so cruel to animals. I mean, they wouldn't like it if someone treated them that way...

I'm glad he's got a better life now with someone who'll take care of him :3

I know...I feel like they have absolutely no feelings, because, like you said, they know what pain feels like themselves. Can't they imagine that the raccoon, or any animal, would feel the same thing?

That's how I feel when I see an animal in pain, I think it's why seeing a gory animal injury makes m queasy - I imagine it as if it had happened to me. Don't these people understand that pain and fear is the same for all animals/humans?

I am glad, too. He has a great life now. :D

Honestly, attacking animals for no reason? What is wrong with people these days?

I have no idea. -_-

Awwww, how horrible for the lil fellah. For every good person there is a bad one. Just glad he eventually found a good one.

Same here, he is with a great and caring person now.

That gladdens me, my dear.

And he looks so healthy! You would never know about his problems by the picture alone.

s Oh yeah! I was surprised. My mom had seen him a few weeks earlier, and from the way she described his problems, I was expecting to see a very sad-looking animal.

awwww

:D

Poor little guy. The people who hurt animals often grow up to hurt people too. :/

I've heard that, and I believe it. -_-

I only can cry, this is something too cruel to do to a helpless cub. His name shouldn't be Trouper, Titan should be better.

He is a fighter, and I am glad he is in caring hands now!!

Keep on troopin' Trouper...

I'm sure he will. :D

Yeah! :D

Who could beat such a cute little face like that, and as a baby no less! XP Its quite simply atrocious! Aside from all the little guy's handicaps, its good to know he's been living a well taken care of life ever since. =3

Also i near cracked up when i saw someone here thought you were the old lady! XD

It disturbs me that someone could do a thing like that, really. -_-

But he is happy and well taken care of now, so that makes me feel better. :D

LOL Yeah, I didn't expect that at all. xD

Well i can figure someone who's never seen you before might accidentally make that mistake like he did, but then again come on, is there anyone really That old who would have an account here! XD And if there is....my bad...

Anyway like i said before it is awesome the little guy's safe and loved! =3 I once saw a little Raccoon come up to my car door while me and  IsabellaPrice where sitting in the car late at night eating Jack-In-The-Box!
He actually came up to the passenger side after a short little while of being unsure if he should, and slapped some fries out of Isabella's hand as she offered it to him! XD he came back a second later and almost climbed in the car but because i moved just a tiny bit to see him better, he got scared and left for the night. XP

I only got a tiny peek at him, i wish he wasn't so scared! XD

Awwww!!! Raccoons are so cute! xD I wish they weren't so scared, too, although in some cases, it might be better if they are (you never know what someone could try to do to them if they were friendly, like what happened to poor Trouper!)

Very true, and surprisingly enough i have another recent raccoon story! X3

just Saturday night me and  IsabellaPrice went to watch the 3 stooges late(second day in a row! XD Seriously, watch that movie! XD) and we got out after 1am! As we walked outside there are little areas with bushes and we saw a little raccoon crawling around. But we both noticed something was wrong with his little tail! As if it was ripped off mostly.

Luckily she had a brand new kit kat, so we lured him over and he loved it! X3 he was kinda shy, but eventually trusted us enough to come right in front of use, behind a small barred fence, and take the little candy from my hand! X3

He stayed around a bit hoping we had more food but sadly we didn't. We couldn't figure out what was wrong with his little tail but i noticed he was limping on his hind right leg. it didn't look messed up, but it did obviously hurt him since he wouldn't stand on it and limped if he walked on it. He was cute though, and i hope he does well out there. but there you have it! XD

I'll have to see it then! But...is it still in theaters? Maybe I'll have to wait for the DVD. x3

Also, that's so cute! I hope the little guy was OK. And who can resist a kit kat? They're PERFECT FOOD. xD

what a wonderful women, taking care of the poor thing

Yeah, she's a very nice lady! :D

Poor little poopie :( I'm not religious and this may possibly be in vain, but I do believe to some degree that you reap what you sew. I hope those worthless fleshbags get what's coming to them. Thank goodness she was there for him!

I hope so, too, and I am glad she is taking care of him now. :D

I"m glad the little guy survived!

I think there's a special place in hell for animal abusers.

I think so, too. >:[

Probably because of the stain that creationism has left on human society's view of other species.

And the weak animal protection laws which exist as a result.

Not to sound stupid or anything, but what do you mean? I don't know much about creationism, so I don't know how it would make people treat animals so horribly.

I always thought it was just a fable!

Not to sound stupid or anything, but what do you mean? I don't know much about creationism, so I don't know how it would make people treat animals so horribly.

I always thought it was just a fable!

It IS a fantasy; but when people actually believe it, and treat all other life as if it exists to serve them by order of some supernatural entity, cruelty always ensues.

I see. :( That's very sad.
That's one reason I prefer the religions that focus on animals as equals or even superiors. Because that's how I feel about them myself.

Those bastards shoulda been arrested for,what they did to this poor, innocent thing.

Still is a cute lil thing anyway.

I agree 100%, I hope they did somehow pay for what they did, although I don't know if anything has happened to them since.

And he really is!! ❤