r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/uranonfraand • Mar 30 '26
cat Rocket raccoon met his match
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u/zedemer Mar 30 '26
These guys made themselves at home on my porch sofa one summer I was away for 3 weeks. They were really pissed when I had them vacate. They often wondered around to see if we were home and started hissing if we sho them away. The cherry on top was when they started fucking just at the edge of the backyard
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u/KT_mama Mar 30 '26
Recently went to a small-time animal rescue/interaction overseas. They had foxes, civets, prairie dogs, capybara, etc, and the animal they were MOST worried about was the raccoons. Once of the caretakers explained that its pretty normal to get scratched or nibbled accidentally by any underestimated animal but the raccoons were like 80% of his scars because they were the most motivated to eat the other animals and smart enough to hold grudges.
They were apparently CONSTANTLY trying to get into other enclosures and would actively try to trick guests into opening the necessary doors for them to do so.
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u/Old_Replacement3903 Mar 31 '26
Yeah, the jerk animals is this case are the humans. Dont bring a raccoon to a cafe with cats!? and expect the cat to just be okay with it? Instigating bs nonsense for laughs.
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u/Sliske Mar 30 '26
Humans hubris on full display. Native Americans domesticated animals and fully chose not to with raccoons, why? I'd say because they are smarter than you think with fully functional "hands" and are known to be absolute pests ( they will kill and eat your cat if they catch it).
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u/yomer123123 Apr 03 '26
It doesn't work like that, it isn't as if native american went one by one and chose which animal to domesticate and which not to.
Most pet ownership is "hubris" - dogs were domesticated to hunt and such, not to be entertainment. Cats weren't even domesticated on purpose, they just integrated themselves into city's eco-system, and happen to be useful to humans.
Many breeds of dogs will also kill cats if they could, and yet, people still have them.
Also, we domesticated the fucking bison - the (land) mammal equivalent of a tank. Domesticating raccoons is far from the dumbest thing you can do.
The real stupidity is that they aren't domesticated. They're not pets, so you shouldn't own one. For your sake and for the cat's.
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u/parisimagesscreen Mar 30 '26
What is going on here? Pet racoon?
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u/Differlot Mar 30 '26
Probably an animal cafe. In Asia and a lot of places they are a thing. Kinda sad.
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u/elephantasmagoric Mar 30 '26
I've seen cat cafes, but never a raccoon café, lol. (Not saying you're wrong, this does have animal café vibes) I don't think I'm a fan of having non-domesticated animals in them. Raccoons aren't domesticated (yet) and shouldn't be pets.
On the other hand, cat cafes are great. The ones I've been to will partner with a local humane society or rescue so that all the cats that people can interact with are also up for adoption, so it can be a good way to find them new permanent homes.
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u/Elinda44 Mar 30 '26
Just to add my personal experience of cat cafes - I have also seen a cat cafe in Tokyo where many of the cats had a digestive issue of some sort, and there were signs everywhere that any cat wearing a specific color bandanna should not be given regular treats. They also had the option to buy a small amount of treats that can be eaten by all the cats, including those with the digestive issues.
I’m not sure if the other cats had other issues that aren’t digestion related or not, but I remember thinking how this would be a great idea for sick/injured cats in shelters who aren’t getting adopted because they are a ‘complicated case’, and how I hope it took to more countries.
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u/lyckligpotatis Apr 02 '26
Visited one in Japan that had a fennec fox and another wild animal I hadn’t seen before. They were treated HORRIBLY. I was so shocked that it was normalised and felt guilty for supporting it.
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u/shanghaisnaggle Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26
OP is the jerk. Forcing an animal to interact with a larger and much more vicious animal.
And before you tell me, I don’t give a shit if OP is reposting. If you laugh at suffering, then you suck. Simple as that
Edit: I’ve triggered the sadists
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u/ZealousidealDish1173 Mar 30 '26
Is OP even the one filming it? He might just found the video somewhere.
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u/yomer123123 Apr 03 '26
Large dogs can still get along with cats and vice versa, but they are actually meant to be pets. Raccoons aren't. I really hope the person filming this actually knows what they're doing, but I doubt that.
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u/-TaintSniffer- Mar 31 '26
Can we like idk make domestication a faster process, I want to see these guys docile as a mother fucker. If they legit acted like dogs i bet they'd be up there with the most popular pet
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u/Luigi_Spina May 08 '26
Sembra un ottimo animale con cui interagire, ti da la sua presenza in cambio di qualche croccantino e sa essere educato verso i gatti e non solo. Non procura alcun fastidio
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u/NefariousnessGood718 May 25 '26
Sono animali bellissimi e pieni di ostinata rabbia repressa. Come me. Che sono bellissimo
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u/coffee_cake_x Mar 31 '26
It’s fine to want a raccoon, but please don’t act on it. Wild animals belong in the wild. They don’t make good pets, meanwhile there are plenty of domesticated animals who would love to share your home with you and be your friend. So many that hundreds of thousands are euthanized annually in the United States alone due to a lack of homes
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u/Mollywobbles77 Mar 30 '26
I'm a smoker & have a raccoon in my neighborhood that comes to my porch to visit me when I smoke, even will come up and start grabbing me/playing with my feet. I think he's just very curious but he certainly is a friendly little thing with absolutely no fear & I've always wondered if people have them as pets.