Demolition crew saves abandoned litter of baby raccoons in Utah
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This photo provided by Morgan County (UT) Fire & EMS shows an abandoned litter of racoons that found at a construction site in northern Utah on found new homes a demolition crew on June 14, 2023. (Morgan County (UT) Fire & EMS via AP) (Uncredited)
MORGAN, Utah – An abandoned litter of raccoons discovered at a construction site in northern Utah found new homes earlier this week after a construction crew uncovered the animals below the remnants of a demolished home.
“A big-hearted foreman for the demolition crew working on Morgan Valley Drive came to the fire station asking for help," the Morgan County Fire Department said in a statement on Wednesday. “After his crew knocked down an abandoned home, they heard chirping in the rubble.”
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The eight baby raccoons appeared to have no mother. Firefighters cared for them until someone with permits to raise raccoons offered to adopt them.
Utah requires permits to home non-native species like raccoons or coyotes, which frequently roam wild.
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