Rachel Campos de Ivanov was out walking her dog, a 20-pound Yorkshire Terrier named Dougie, when she ran into some problems. Or rather, some problems found her. While the woman was out with her dog, Ms. Campos de Ivanov found herself the victim of a raccoon attack. She wasn’t out in the country, either; this was in Alameda, California!
Here’s the story from the unfortunate attack victim’s mouth: “I was trying to calm the dog down and saw the raccoon walking toward us. Then I saw four more run down from the trees and I started to run as fast as I could, dragging the dog.” Unfortunately for Campos de Ivanov, she tripped. “My dog was barking, trying to fight them off and I was trying to protect my face while on the ground. I was wearing long pants and a jacket, my face was the only thing exposed.”
One of the raccoons bit the 33-year-old on the right leg. “It wasn’t a terrible bite. Not super painful, but it was a puncture on my leg. The raccoons were huge. Definitely bigger than my dog and I definitely felt outnumbered. There was a lot of snarling and barking. They were going after each other for sure. I was terrified.”
Raccoons are increasingly journeying to cities in search of delicious garbage, and as homes are foreclosed or abandoned, they’re taking over entire neighborhoods (warning: video auto-starts). A raccoon is not to be messed with. They look cute, but they can be very dangerous.
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