Raccoon rides New York City subway with owner
This hungry raccoon proves that public transportation isn’t just for people anymore.
Off-duty Australian model Brooke Hogan captured, then shared via Snapchat, the unbelievable moment when she saw a woman feeding a pet raccoon out of a bowl on the New York City subway system.
The video, which Hogan captioned ‘Raccoon on the subway,’ has been viewed more than 162,000 times since it was reposted on the SubwayCreatures Instagram page.
Model Brooke Hogan was riding uptown on the New York City subway when she saw a woman feeding a raccoon out of a plastic bowl. Hogan shared the scene with her Snapchat fans
In the short clip, a woman can be seen feeding the raccoon, which is snuggled up to her right side, out of a clear plastic bowl. The raccoon happily tucks into its snack, clutching both sides of the bowl with its front paws as it licks the bowl clean.
In the background, a man sitting on the other side of the raccoon — although safely separated from the animal by a cloth bag — can be seen taking a picture of the absurd scene.
Hogan told NBC 4 New York that saw the curious sight on June 20, as she was traveling uptown, from 42nd Street, on a Lexington Avenue-line train.
People who viewed the video appeared to have mixed reactions to the idea of a hungry raccoon hopping a ride on the train.
Hogan, an Australian model who has been sightseeing in New York City, was on a Lexington Avenue line train when she saw the shocking sight of a woman feeing a hungry raccoon
Hogan Snapchatted the raccoon, which was licking clean a bowl it clutched in its paws
‘This is why the NYC subway is the best, and worst,’ wrote Instagram user schoobinator.
‘I’m not sure if I’m laughing or throwing up,’ wrote melissaannstephenson.
‘Guess I’m the only one that’d want to pet it?’ wrote luigipunch.
‘omg, I pray I see this in person one day,’ wrote cemurph.
Instagrammer munozonum wrote, ‘omg he’s eating out of a bowl AND taking the subway… what a sophisticated raccoon!!!!!’
Meanwhile, user sfbranmuffin raged, ‘No, b****, no! Now you wanna add rabies to the mix!?’
‘so glad I don’t take the train anymore.. lady tryna kill everybody,’ wrote wtfisazulie.
One Instagrammer, pompommopmop, even tagged New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, begging him to, ‘please do SOMETHING about the NYC subway.’
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation notes that, ‘Keeping raccoons as pets may be harmful to both humans and raccoons, and is illegal’ — raccoons are protected by law and the state does not issue licenses to people to keep wildlife as pets.
The department also notes that raccoons can transmit rabies and roundworm to humans.
This isn’t the first time a subway-riding raccoon has caused a stir among bipedal riders.
In February 2016, a Canadian raccoon hitched a ride on Toronto’s subway system, causing a train delay. The raccoon was captured on camera, sniffing at people’s shoes and looking inside bags, Time reported.
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