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This poor raccoon was all sorts of effed up. Front leg looked straight up rotten. Like what you'd imagine a decayed leg on a dead raccoon in the street is what this guy's front leg looked like. And he was missing his eye on the same side. Maybe that was a coincidence, maybe not. This all made me very sad. His front leg was real mangled and he was having a hard time getting around. He walked across the road, across a couple bike paths and into a lightly wooded area, perhaps to die in peace? I'm not sure.

The last few images were taken when I spotted it as we were driving by. It was lurching forward with its back super arched as it more or less waddled across the road with a really nasty limp.

I called the DEC who directed me to a local rehabber who was no longer in service. I called some other people and tried to find literally anybody who would do something but no dice. I think rabies vector animals aren't really taken kindly to by a lot of rehabbers or other animal workers so I'm not sure anybody in the area would've been able to help or had the licensing to do so.

I hope he's okay but I know he's probably not.

RIP (maybe).