The incident prompted fears that many had been exposed to rabies because raccoons are one of the most common carriers of the virus in Maine.
A baby raccoon was euthanized in Maine after an unidentified woman brought it to a Petco for a nail trimming service on Tuesday where the animal was handled and even kissed by others.
The woman walked into the Petco on Mt. Auburn Avenue on Tuesday afternoon with the raccoon and requested nail trimming services.“It is illegal to possess wildife in Maine, and Petco does not trim raccoon nails,” the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife said in a news release.Raccoons are common carriers of rabies, which can be spread to humans if a rabid animal’s saliva or neural tissue comes into contact with a bite, scratch, cut or gets in the mouth, nose or eyes.
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