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Maine Warden Service says raccoon was handled, kissed inside Auburn Petco

by Sam Wheeler, WGME

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The Maine Warden Service is seeking information about a woman who brought a juvenile raccoon into a Petco in Auburn Tuesday. (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
The Maine Warden Service is seeking information about a woman who brought a juvenile raccoon into a Petco in Auburn Tuesday. (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
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AUBURN (WGME) – The Maine Warden Service is seeking information about a woman who brought a juvenile raccoon into a Petco in Auburn Tuesday.

Officials say the woman brought the raccoon in to have its nails trimmed, and while waiting, several people reportedly handled the raccoon and even kissed it. Once the store manager was made aware of this, he asked the woman to leave and reached out to game wardens and the Maine CDC.

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Game wardens want to remind people that raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies and that people should never handle wildlife, and that it's also illegal to possess it.

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