Posted on 05/31/2019 6:37:15 PM PDT by ETL
The owner of two raccoon dogs is hoping for the safe return of his animals — which he argues aren't the menacing creatures some are making them out to be.
One of the two escaped creatures was seen terrorizing residents and their pets in the U.K. village of Clarborough in Nottinghamshire earlier this week, SWNS reported.
However, the owner of the raccoon dogs told the BBC he “just wants them back safe.”
"They have escaped and that is my mistake but it's important people don't think these animals are especially dangerous," the owner, who wished to remain anonymous, told the news station.
He said the animals only eat insects, small animals and berries.
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| May 29, 2019 | James Rogers | Fox News
A wild raccoon dog has been terrorizing a U.K. village, terrifying locals and attacking pets.
SWNS reports that police were called to Clarborough in Nottinghamshire this week after some residents were subjected to a two-hour standoff with the strange-looking animal.
Villager Mandy Marsh was woken by a “blood-curdling scream” early on Tuesday morning and her husband Dale ran outside to see a raccoon dog confronting the couple’s pet goat and pony.
"He came back and he said to me 'you are going to have to come and see this, there is something in the field attacking the pony and I have absolutely no idea what it is’,” she told SWNS. ..."
It was hissing and screaming and snarling,” Marsh added.
“It was going absolutely mad.” ..."
Armed with planks of wood, it took the couple two hours to chase the angry raccoon dog away, although their pet goat was left with a sore shoulder and scratches following the animal’s attack.
The raccoon dog returned moments later to confront a dog walker outside the March’s home, according to SWNS.
Police have warned local residents to be vigilant. ..."
Raccoon dogs are not raccoons, but are members of the canid, or dog family, according to the U.K.’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
They are related to foxes and wolves.
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The raccoon dog, also known as the mangut,[2] tanuki or neoguri is a canid indigenous to East Asia.
It is the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes.
It is unrelated to raccoons, and it is a close relative of true foxes rather than the domestic dog.
Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog shares the habit of regularly climbing trees only with the North American gray fox, another basal species.[3][4][5][6]
The raccoon dog is named for its superficial resemblance to the raccoon, to which it is not closely related.
In Japan, it is known as the tanuki, and has a long history in folklore.
In Sweden, it has been treated as a potentially hazardous invasive species.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_dog
The owner is in denial, and sounds a lot like some Pit Bull owners I’ve known.
BOLO..
Tanuki
In Japanese folklore they’re described as lazy, cannot save money, love humping:
They embody everything Japanese deep down prefer to be, maybe in another lifetime (because real life involves numerous onerous committments, working, etc).
You know how the west has Garden Gnomes? In Japan in gardens you’ll find ceramic Tanukis. They usually wear a stupid grin on their face:
They always have an EMPTY pouch wallet (spent all his money) and testicles that hang down super low (cuz they love humping their brains out).
Japanese folklore also says Tanukis are mischevious and have MAGIC powers.
Except they attack ponies and goats?
That thing looks possessed.
If he absolutely guarantees that he will make sure the dogs will not escape from his property, they can give him the dogs back. He said it was his fault that they escaped.
But no more mistakes.
GARDEN stylized Tanuki:
Stupid grin
huge balls
jug of sake
wallet (empty, cuz spendthrift)
This is the Japanese equivalent of a garden gnome.
This woman at work owns one. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and asked her “are they just dangerous when abused and bred for fighting?”
She said “No! I can’t walk him because he’ll KILL another dog and I am not strong enough to hold him back”
Where the heck did these dogs originate and is there any way to use them constructively, like in the military or something? There’s a crazy thought.
Kind of like actual raccoons that we have here.
Oh geez.
I’ll have what they’re having!
I grew up hating raccoons because they would trick a retriever into following them into a swamp and then drowned the dog by climbing onto its head.
I loved stories of treed raccoons leaping into a pack of dogs and getting torn to bits.
Sorry, but as Popeye would say, “they ain’t house pets”.
One climbed onto my porch and hissed at me. I pointed a .22 pistol at it and it knew what that meant and left.
I would never own any animal that easily could overpower me, but could never be trained to control themselves.
Horses are more powerful than any human, but they are smart , affectionate and most can be trained to a great degree.
Just the other week, some guy was trying to feed a Cassoway, a 5ft tall flightless bird with daggers for talons. Most adult Cassoways cannot be domesticated. This bird ripped the poor guys guts out. They are BORN TO BE WILD and only care about their survival.
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Raccoon dogs are not raccoons, but are members of the canid, or dog family, according to the U.K.’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
They are related to foxes and wolves.
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A lady you work with in Staten Island NY owns a Racoon Dog??
"The raccoon dog, also known as the mangut,[2] tanuki or neoguri is a canid indigenous to East Asia."
Joking!!
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