Raccoons are not pets!
Found orphaned cubs are very cute, but they are not pets! “Once a raccoon is in human care, the law prohibits it from being released into the wild. At first, the little raccoons are cute and cuddly, but as they get older, problems arise. A raccoon can live to be 15 years and older. The construction of a species-appropriate enclosure is expensive and time-consuming. The raccoons should also live in social groups and should never be kept alone,” explains Florian Eiserlo.
asks that if you find orphaned young animals, you should contact the nearest wildlife sanctuary.
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About TIERART, an animal and species protection station run by
TIERART currently houses and cares for four tigers and numerous native wild animals such as foxes, badgers, wild cats, rabbits, deer, raccoons, dormice and hedgehogs. On the 14-hectare former US military site in Maßweiler, the station offers the big cats rescued by from former circus and private keeping a permanent, natural, but above all a species-appropriate home. Most rescued native wild animals are reintroduced where possible. financed the construction of the enclosures and ensures that the animals are cared for and cared for. TIERART gGmbH is 90 percent owned by , Tierart eV holds 10 percent of the shares.
For more information, see:
http:///tierart
ANIMAL SPECIES in Maßweilercan be visited by appointment.
We would be happy to arrange one for you interview with Florian Eiserlo, Graduate biologist and operations manager TIERART gGmbH