[pageonetoo]

raccoon...thinking????? Human response to a poor creature in troulbe is a natural response to any suffering. But ascribing human traits to a DUMB animal is a natural sign of ignorance ( or a touchy, feely liberal response.
GET YOUR GUN and shoot him!

[mg39]

Of course animals think. They may not think on the level of human beings, but an animal as highly evolved as a raccoon is certainly capable of thought and feeling. Any ignorance here is on your part: ignorance of biology and ethology, and your "just shoot it" mentality.