I know there are people out there that hate them, trap, shoot and sometimes eat them for invading, what they perceive is their territory. Raccoons have been on this continent much longer then humans, so it stands to reason that we invaded their territory.

Watching this intelligent creature almost daily I can’t help it but seeing one of us trapped in a coon body. Few human mothers show more care for their offspring than coon mothers who with infinite care feed, clean, defend and teach their rambunctious brood the rules of life.
They do open your garbage cans or even sneak into the house to get a quick bite from the cat dish. Few coons cannot outdo your three year old in getting into places they have no business in and doing the maximum amount of harm when left to their devices.
 Keep in mind, where once there was grassland and forest, where they were at home, there are now asphalt, concrete and houses. Hunger is a universally painful experience for all higher life and who would condemn a human mother for stealing food to feed her children or a hungry man for himself.
Once, coming home I found a young coon sleeping in my bed. I never figured out how he got into the house and I felt somehow offended and dispossessed. Pushing him slowly down the stairway with a broomstick I finally convinced him over his hissing to depart my sanctum and later I discovered he was a she, who loved the relative security of my home and a few month later had three delightful little cubs under the house.
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