A video that captures a mom jumping into action after a raccoon attacks her 5-year-old daughter outside their house has gone viral.
MacNamara then tells Rylee to “go inside” the house, before she swings the raccoon towards their front garden and quickly runs into the family’s house and closes the front door.
The animal can be seen walking to the side of the house after being thrown to the ground.
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“We are headed to get checked out for rabies following this unprovoked racoon [sic] attack,” she continued, then adding of her young daughter: “I can’t tell you how proud I am of this Brave girl!!”
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Raccoons are common throughout Connecticut, according to the state’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP).
The organization added that the presence of the animals comes about as a result of the expansion of the human population in the area, which provides easy access to food sources including garbage, gardens and bird feeders.
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Geoff Krukar, a wildlife biologist for DEEP, praised the mother’s action in a statement to FOX 61. He also claimed that the raccoon in the video appears to be sick.
The outlet also reported that the raccoon has not yet been captured, citing the Ashford Animal Control.
source: people.com
