

"If you talk to the animals they will talk to you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them. What you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." Chief Dan George *562.434.0141 - 379 Newport Ave Ste. 302 Long Beach, CA90814*

Razzberry the Raccoon (continued)

Dave managed to find a home for me with a wonderful educational facility where I would receive the best care, the best food and the best medical attention. I would still be stuck in a cage though. I don't care how nice the cage is though, there's still only so many things to touch. Being a bright, young and intelligent raccoon, life in a cage would be so boring. Dave, and my other friend from AWRE Kim, knew I belonged in the wild with other raccoons. So they continued their search for someone they trusted and had the time and experience to make me wild. I would be a real raccoon again.

My one night at AWRE with Dave and Kim, turned into twelve. Each day I found new ways to cause havoc. There were just so many neat places to explore and curl up for naps in. It's a good thing for me I'm so cute. I quickly regained my proper weight and energy. Dave and Kim finally found a new home for me. It was a long way away, but Dave and Kim knew it was best for me. They care that much about all of AWRE's patients. My new home came highly recommended by authorities on raccoons. It has trees and bushes and other raccoons my age. I have a long road ahead of me to "learn" how to become a wild raccoon again, but in three to five months I'll be wild again and ready to rejoin other raccoons. Still I can't help but think I would have been better off, if people would just let sleeping raccoons lie.