JACKSONVILLE GRANDPA ARRESTED FOR UNINTENTIONAL RACCOON HOSPITALITY
He called the stray cats “my children.” Wildlife officers say raccoons also ate. Cats were legal. Masked guests were not. The raccoons washed their hands of it.
A 77-year-old Jacksonville resident who feeds stray cats he calls “my children” was cited after an HOA complaint brought wildlife officers to the property. Cats, officials said, were within the rules. Raccoons that had also eaten were not. The charge, as summarized in local reports, centers on unintentional raccoon hospitality: the bowls were set for felines; masked bandits attended anyway.
TrustUs.News reviewed the complaint trail and the wildlife notes. The homeowner maintains he was feeding cats. Officers maintain the guest list expanded. Coming up on Evening Fabrication: where hospitality ends and a wildlife violation begins, and whether washing one’s hands afterward is mitigating or just raccoon hygiene.
“CoonClause™ — HOA-compliant wildlife filter; cats dine, declines masked bandits.”
