Posted on 02/19/2024 4:50:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
I have always loved stories of people who rescued or cared for wounded animals and ended up making them a permanent part of their family; this story is no exception.
Stacy J Rost (@StacyRost), a Seattle sports radio host, has captured millions of hearts after posting about her parents’ experiences caring for and spiritually adopting a little raccoon named ‘Little Rick’ on X.
“My parents had to put their dog down two years ago, and it’s been really hard on them,” wrote Stacy in her most viral post about Little Rick.
“Unfortunately, my stepdad, Rick, has found the worst way to cope: feeding a one-year-old raccoon and letting him live on their porch.”
Stacy’s stepdad named the raccoon Little Rick and has fed him several meals daily. Little Rick first started arriving at her parents’ house when he was quite tiny and had an injured leg. Once Little Rick noticed Stacy’s family was willing to feed him and nourish him, he started coming by their house routinely for some food.
Little Rick and Rick have formed quite a wholesome relationship, and Little Rick has gotten comfortable enough around him that they can be on the porch together at the same time.
Since first posting about Little Rick in late December, Stacy’s posts on X have gone extremely viral with over 20 million views, and she hasn’t stopped giving Little Rick fans the content they have been begging for.
On her X profile, viewers can find tons of pictures and videos of Little Rick and how her parents have spoiled him. It isn’t just Rick who’s in love with Little Rick – Sarah’s mom spoils him too.
“My mom claims she’s against this because he’s a wild animal and dirty, but she’s lowkey in cahoots,” wrote Sarah on X.
There were 5 raccoons 🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝 running around here last year
I rarely see any lately
NEVER confess to keeping a non traditional pet or livestock. Dept. Of Wildlife is all to happy to arrest you, if needed, go to your property sans warrant, and kill the animal. I have seen it done many times where I live. Especially with deer.
Cute little guys
Last summer I had a raccoon that was peeing and pooping on my deck at night. That raccoon hasn’t been back since last summer.
They make a real nice pot roast. You can serve it up on your billiard table…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4xpVdFr8upU
A buddy of mine once had a raccoon as a pet. No problems at all, but soon after the racoon became a man it decided to leave.
I had an uncle who raised a coon from a young age. Once it became an adult it turned vicious.
When I was a kid my Aunt and Uncle had a pet Raccoon. I remember they would cook him scrambled eggs all the time.
The raccoon was really friendly until he got older.
I remember that!........................
All powerful Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover went out his front door to see a large amount of animal scat on his front porch. Really had him mad so in a complete misuse of FBI labs he had them analyze it. Turns out it was from a raccoon. So the next day he came out to see blood and guts all over the place.Turns out the FBI put out a really violent trap that smashed his neighbor’s cat to bits.
In my younger days I worked in an old steel mill. I never saw a single mouse or rat the whole time I was there. But I saw plenty of raccoons. Those rascals loved the open trash bins.
Many a time I’d be walking through a half-deserted mill at 3 AM, and a raccoon would burst out of a nearby bin. Kinda knocked the sleepiness right out of me.
Anyone want my recipe for ‘Crock Pot Coon & Kraut?’
I have one here. It will look through my window when it’s hungry. So I feed it some cat food.
“Anyone want my recipe for ‘Crock Pot Coon & Kraut?’”
Sure! You never know when you might need a Coon recipe.
I’ll have to watch that!
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