JUNE 15 "IT WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR ME!"
Gary Richmond, a former zoo
keeper, had this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24
months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can
be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the change
coming to a pet raccoon owned by a young friend of mine, Julie. She listened
politely as I explained the coming danger. I'll never forget her answer.
"It will be different for me. . ." And she smiled as she added,
"Bandit wouldn't hurt me. He just wouldn't." Three months later Julie
underwent plastic surgery for facial lacerations sustained when her adult
raccoon attacked her for no apparent reason. Bandit was released into the wild
and Julie was scarred for life.
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