Mom Pulls Suspected Rabid Raccoon Off of Her Daughter's Leg

This happened Friday in Ashford, Connecticut

Fierce raccoon baring teeth in grass

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A home surveillance camera filmed a raccoon latching onto the leg of a five-year-old girl who's on her front porch. It won't let go until the girl's mom comes out and grabs it by the neck. Mom helps the girl get inside WHILE holding onto the raccoon, and then throws it into the yard. The raccoon hasn't been captured, but by its behavior it was probably rabid. The mom and girl are scratched-up, but okay. They will get rabies shots.