UK: Police Issue Warning About Raccoon Dogs on the Loose in English Village

[TomSea]

Residents are advised to be vigilant after two Raccoon dogs escape in Clarborough (Nottinghamshire Police)
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Police Issue Warning About Raccoon Dogs on the Loose in English Village

Raccoon dogs, which aren’t raccoons or dogs, are reportedly on the loose in a village in England, according to reports.

A raccoon dog is also known as the tanuki, mangut, or neoguri. It is a canid species found mostly in East Asia, and it’s not related to raccoons but distantly related to dogs.

Police in Nottinghamshire called on residents to “be vigilant” after two raccoon dogs escaped.

Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/police-issue-warning-about-raccoon-dogs-on-the-loose-in-english-village_2942519.html

Those pesky raccoon dogs again. Big trouble.

[sneakypete]

Those pesky raccoon dogs again. Big trouble.

@TomSea

Looks like a cross between a goat and a French Poodle to me. Or maybe an opossum.

Why are they supposed to be so dangerous?

[TomSea]

They are probably sometimes vicious and of good size.  Other pictures make them look much more like raccoons.

These are "Tanuki", so, what they are called in Japan. It does sound like they are sometimes adopted as pets.

[mountaineer]

No mention of how they got into the country.

... Sweden classifies the animals as an invasive species. In 2009, the government called on elk hunters to shoot on sight any they might see, UPI previously reported.

The animals are known carrier of rabies and tapeworm. Meanwhile, they threaten certain species of birds. ...

Not sure anyone in England could shoot them on sight, given the crackdown on gun ownership.