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Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by Salgat »

hbarka wrote: post #10
Larrikin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you complaining about people helping a raccoon? The Internet hype is a bit much but why are you framing it like this raccoon should have died years ago.

God forbid we put out a pan of dry kibbles for a stray cat or a water pan outside for hiking dogs during hot days. That would be “enabling”.

When I lived in Chicago I'd see rats and cats eating cat food left out alongside each other. I'm not against helping wild animals as long as it doesn't come with a rat infestation issue.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by dieselgate »

throw1234567891 wrote: post #4

> You’d have to be living under a dumpster not to have heard of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite raccoon and the internet’s newest folk hero. Or anywhere outside of Seattle, I suppose.

it’s been in front page of nytimes and Reddit and now HN

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Post by InsideOutSanta »

throw1234567891 wrote: post #4

> You’d have to be living under a dumpster not to have heard of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite raccoon and the internet’s newest folk hero. Or anywhere outside of Seattle, I suppose.

I'm in Europe and I've heard of him.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by [deleted] »

Salgat wrote: post #11
hbarka wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

God forbid we put out a pan of dry kibbles for a stray cat or a water pan outside for hiking dogs during hot days. That would be “enabling”.

When I lived in Chicago I'd see rats and cats eating cat food left out alongside each other. I'm not against helping wild animals as long as it doesn't come with a rat infestation issue.

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Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by shermantanktop »

InsideOutSanta wrote: post #13
throw1234567891 wrote: post #4

> You’d have to be living under a dumpster not to have heard of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite raccoon and the internet’s newest folk hero. Or anywhere outside of Seattle, I suppose.

I'm in Europe and I've heard of him.

I’m in Seattle, live nearby, and have a raccoon family living my yard. I’m boggled the world knows about him, but they do.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by hbarka »

Salgat wrote: post #11
hbarka wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

God forbid we put out a pan of dry kibbles for a stray cat or a water pan outside for hiking dogs during hot days. That would be “enabling”.

When I lived in Chicago I'd see rats and cats eating cat food left out alongside each other. I'm not against helping wild animals as long as it doesn't come with a rat infestation issue.

I know that one. It’s the good ol’ tolerance formula:

Tolerance(A) = { 100% if A ≠ B; 0% if A → B }

Sprinkle on anything to suit your taste.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by laweijfmvo »

Larrikin wrote: post #5
ncr100 wrote: post #2

According to a local Instagram posting he has difficulty traversing fence rails. When he was young, a year ago, a neighbor saw his family helping him as he fumbled. And so this neighbor says they cut open a hole in their fence at ground level for him. https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5pCzqjhx1/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da9V4-FOjc_/ So some are appearing to enable this one critter. Also locally - Seattle - local ag…

Are you complaining about people helping a raccoon? The Internet hype is a bit much but why are you framing it like this raccoon should have died years ago.

it’ll probably end up badly, not because someone fed a raccoon, but because someone halfway across the planet will develop an unreasonable relationship with this wild animal.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by throw1234567891 »

dieselgate wrote: post #12
throw1234567891 wrote: post #4

> You’d have to be living under a dumpster not to have heard of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite raccoon and the internet’s newest folk hero. Or anywhere outside of Seattle, I suppose.

it’s been in front page of nytimes and Reddit and now HN

I’m so happy. This link made me leave my safe space under the dumpster.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by BigTTYGothGF »

hbarka wrote: post #10
Larrikin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you complaining about people helping a raccoon? The Internet hype is a bit much but why are you framing it like this raccoon should have died years ago.

God forbid we put out a pan of dry kibbles for a stray cat or a water pan outside for hiking dogs during hot days. That would be “enabling”.

They can take my bird feeders from my cold dead hands.
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