I would too, that is just sad. But that being said, I do have to trap raccoons and have them removed by the Animal Services at least a couple of times a year. They come into my pool cage through the cat door, and try to get into the house. Thankfully the cat door into the house is activated by the cat's microchip, so they have not so far been able to get in. But if they get desperate, they could pull that cat door open and get in which would be terrible. My cat defends her door very fiercely, but she is now 15 and could not possibly survive a real fight with a raccoon.
For a while the Animal Services were re-locating them but now I think they are just putting them down. They are rabies vectors and when they get into urban areas and are not afraid of people any more they are a danger. Some stupid person in our neighborhood actually feeds them so they keep coming around . . ..
