A raccoon survived after it came in contact with an electric transformer in Rochester on Wednesday, but did manage to cause a ...

Andrew Chieu, 64, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty. Authorities say lit a live raccoon on fire. The ...

A Quincy man was sentenced to six months in jail for animal cruelty after burning a raccoon in a cage over a fire. The raccoon later died from its injuries.

A Quincy man pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty and was sentenced to six months in jail. Chieu was arrested after a neighbor video recorded him place a caged raccoon over a fire he ...

A raccoon in Lima, Livingston County, recently tested positive for rabies, according to the Livingston County Department of Public Health. One raccoon tested positive on Friday, March 21, said ...

According to the Georgia Department of Health Coastal Health District, a raccoon in Savannah has tested positive for rabies.

Three acrobatic raccoons were recently caught defying gravity by stealthily creeping along powerlines over a Los Angeles neighborhood.

A city worker who deals in pest control feels his chest tighten whenever he recalls an agonizing drowning incident that came with the job. “I had to watch a raccoon writhing in pain and fighting ...

Liz O'Connell is a Newsweek Reporter based in North Carolina. Her focus is on pet news and videos. Liz joined Newsweek in 2023 and had previously worked at PetHelpful.com, the Charlotte Business ...