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Definitely. Our treatment of factory animals, and the way raccoons pull the heads off of multiple chickens in a murder spree, are behaviors that qualify both for the title "asshole".
That's why the correct way to play with them is reward them with a toy or treat at the end of laser play time so it isn't "unrewarding" for their primal responses.
IMHO laser pointers are fine as long as you still play with a regular toy after, and use the regular toy more than the laser pointer. That's what I do with mine and they seem to like it quite a bit, they can get some of their energy out initially chasing it around like little mad men and then do their stealthy ambush hunting on the bitey toy
Maybe to you my guy, at least in my experience, the cats I've had over the years get excited when they hear the chain of the laser pointer, one of my current cats brings it to us like she does her toys. I think you should look into this more before stating "facts"
Anecdotal experience =/= facts
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388446/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388446/)
" Laser light play alone, however, does not allow cats to complete the hunting sequence; cats cannot ‘catch’ the prey. It has been suggested that this might trigger frustration and stress, both of which can contribute to compulsive behaviors."
i agree with you of course, but you should not quote the hypothesis when quoting research as evidence, rather the conclusion of the study/analysis and any other relevant descriptions
what you did here is essentially write "some say that x. period"
You should have quoted this:
*Results of this study suggest an association between LLP play and the development of compulsive behaviors. Simply stated, the more frequently LLP toys were used, the more likely cat guardians were to report exaggerated or abnormal repetitive behaviors. These results* ***support*** *previously unsubstantiated concerns that LLP toys may be associated with the development of feline compulsive disorder. Further research into the risk of laser light pointer play is essential to better understanding this important component of companion cat care.*
Not that guy but I've read you shouldn't play with laser pointers with dogs.
Some of them get a sort of obsessive compulsive behavior when they can't catch the target.
No idea if this applies to cats cause I don't own a cat.
[NIH has a study on this.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388446/).
"Results of this study suggest an association between LLP play and the development of compulsive behaviors. Simply stated, the more frequently LLP toys were used, the more likely cat guardians were to report exaggerated or abnormal repetitive behaviors. These results support previously unsubstantiated concerns that LLP toys may be associated with the development of feline compulsive disorder. Further research into the risk of laser light pointer play is essential to better understanding this important component of companion cat care."
Obviously everything isn't black and white and I've spent many hours using a laser pointer playing with cats. I always try and end the playtime with a physical "reward" that they can catch though.
Giving them a physical reward is the way to go.
My cats were smart enough to know what the laser pointer was. They knew the sound of the button meant laser, and they knew it was coming from me. If it stopped they'd meow at me impatiently to keep it up.
I never did play with lasers with my cat. Purely springs, balls, and the wand string toy. My cat endlessly follows me around in case a shadow pops up so he can attack it. Nothing I can do it about it
Reddit gets pissed at stuff like this but then constantly ridicules vegans for giving a fuck about factory farming lol. Not saying you're that way, but I bet a huge portion of the 600 people who upvoted you are.
You are aware that racoons frequently eat things without washing them? Or do you think every time one roots through the trash and eats so much it can barely walk it's teleporting to a sink for a millisecond in-between each bite?
It's not a critical part of their eating and also is nothing to do with cleaning. So they'll literally be fine
Agreed, this is recreation too. Someone saw this and thought "omg let's do it again to see if the same thing occurs" ha ha ha ha... Stolen and horrible content.
It’s okay! He’s gonna shit on the floor 14 times tonight and steal the remote. (You will never find it.) I’ve owned 13 of them. Rehab and release. They will absolutely do things out of spite! It’s kinda hilarious until it’s not. They can get into the fridge, they can turn on the sink. Anything that’s shiny left out will vanish. 100% of the time. They’re some little bastards but damn they’re smart!
I’ve got a raccoon living in my backyard and every night he crawls in the pond and fucks everything up. He’s not even eating the fish, there’s at least two more of them in there. I hate the bastard, tried to trap it in a cage and it didn’t work. Any tips on eradicating it?
So raccoons from what I’ve noticed LOVE grapes! I know you said traps didn’t work but try putting a small bowl of grapes and a little dish of water in the back. Hopes are they take the grape and in the process of doing so or washing it off they hit the release sealing them in. If you have visuals on it and can get close toss a towel over it and WITH VERY THICK GLOVES grab and twist the towel up with said trash panda inside. They do bite and they will lunge at you. They have super long and thick nails (they climb trees ..) they can scratch you real bad real quick so also be cautious of that! I don’t really know what else to recommend. If you have someone, a friend or family you could dog sit for over a few days that may also get the hint across that they aren’t welcome and they’ll leave
Yea but in that one the person gives the raccoon another one and he learns not to put it into the water and eats it.
Idk why they choose cotton candy though
Why do you assume the worst, or that they are stupider than they actually are? Instead of completely destroying his world view, it could instead conclude that this food in *particular* could not be washed and can just be eaten and get smarter from it.
Nah, it's definitely never going to mentally recover from losing a bite of candy. It's going to consume every waking moment thinking about what it once had but lost in the blink of an eye.
Is no one going to mention the raccoon isn’t really washing his food. They get their food wet to give them better sensory information about what they are about to eat. Potentially cleaning the food of some dirt or bacteria is more of a happy accident
The raccoon is actually the smarter one in this video. Sugar is bad for them and sticking everything in the water makes sure they don’t eat pure sugar like this. So I declare a win for the raccoon.
Greedy little bastards. A good way to trap one of these little guys is to put some object or food in a slotted trap that they can reach in and get. They will reach in grab it and they won’t let go. We’d tranq them and rehome them.
>knows raccoon likes to clean their food
>gives raccoon food that disolves in contact with water
>record for internet points
>give a poor animal actual existential dread that his food deadass just vanishes
actual fucking scumbags.
As much as I dislike racoons and think they are pests, this was pointlessly cruel since it can't comprehend what just happened, then to do it am second time is pure assholery of the highest order.
The video where the raccoon had cotton candy and dipped it in the pond was cute, innocent, and a funny accidental seeming scenario in nature. This is just absolutely cruel.
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I feel like this might mess with this raccoon’s head.. they know it is there, but can’t grasp that it changed form. Poor dude.
Yes, this is evil
Raccoons can be assholes too lmao
Just because the racoon you know is a dick doesn't mean all of them are
Fucking Speciesist assholes!
Raccoons are just being raccoons they don’t have a concept of being an asshole. People do.
I believed this till I dated a girl with a cat…that cat knew. & raccoons are probably smarter than cats
How?
Have you never had a raccoon tear into your trash or something?
Those trash pandas are the cutest
I agree they are cute, but they can still be major assholes
Just that one neighbour who is only wearing underwear. Come to think of it, I don't know what house he lives in.
Hungy
Not sure if that makes them assholes though
No? Being smart enough to open the can, rip the bag, eat the garbage and leave, but not smart enough to put the trash back in the can? 100% asshole.
They squat in attics instead of payin rent like the rest of us semi responsible adults
They sure love murdering chickens without mercy
Don’t we all murder some chickens and then have em for dinner sometimes?
Definitely. Our treatment of factory animals, and the way raccoons pull the heads off of multiple chickens in a murder spree, are behaviors that qualify both for the title "asshole".
Don't tease the raccoon! Edit: spelling
Yes, raccoons are evil.
It's the equivalent of playing with laser pointers with cats
I really don't think it is
but it is, you're activating a primal response on the animal without any of the actual reward which frustrates them on the long run
That's why the correct way to play with them is reward them with a toy or treat at the end of laser play time so it isn't "unrewarding" for their primal responses.
IMHO laser pointers are fine as long as you still play with a regular toy after, and use the regular toy more than the laser pointer. That's what I do with mine and they seem to like it quite a bit, they can get some of their energy out initially chasing it around like little mad men and then do their stealthy ambush hunting on the bitey toy
Them damn females that don't put out every single time are doing the exact same thing.
Do you have a cat?
yes, but that is irrelevant
Maybe to you my guy, at least in my experience, the cats I've had over the years get excited when they hear the chain of the laser pointer, one of my current cats brings it to us like she does her toys. I think you should look into this more before stating "facts"
Anecdotal experience =/= facts [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388446/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388446/) " Laser light play alone, however, does not allow cats to complete the hunting sequence; cats cannot ‘catch’ the prey. It has been suggested that this might trigger frustration and stress, both of which can contribute to compulsive behaviors."
i agree with you of course, but you should not quote the hypothesis when quoting research as evidence, rather the conclusion of the study/analysis and any other relevant descriptions what you did here is essentially write "some say that x. period" You should have quoted this: *Results of this study suggest an association between LLP play and the development of compulsive behaviors. Simply stated, the more frequently LLP toys were used, the more likely cat guardians were to report exaggerated or abnormal repetitive behaviors. These results* ***support*** *previously unsubstantiated concerns that LLP toys may be associated with the development of feline compulsive disorder. Further research into the risk of laser light pointer play is essential to better understanding this important component of companion cat care.*
Thank you for citing your source, I am at work now but when I am off, I will post my sources as well
In any case, my original point is that yes it is the same thing, and while you could try to get around with lasers there are better toys for cats
you wont find any.
Not that guy but I've read you shouldn't play with laser pointers with dogs. Some of them get a sort of obsessive compulsive behavior when they can't catch the target. No idea if this applies to cats cause I don't own a cat.
[NIH has a study on this.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388446/). "Results of this study suggest an association between LLP play and the development of compulsive behaviors. Simply stated, the more frequently LLP toys were used, the more likely cat guardians were to report exaggerated or abnormal repetitive behaviors. These results support previously unsubstantiated concerns that LLP toys may be associated with the development of feline compulsive disorder. Further research into the risk of laser light pointer play is essential to better understanding this important component of companion cat care." Obviously everything isn't black and white and I've spent many hours using a laser pointer playing with cats. I always try and end the playtime with a physical "reward" that they can catch though.
Giving them a physical reward is the way to go. My cats were smart enough to know what the laser pointer was. They knew the sound of the button meant laser, and they knew it was coming from me. If it stopped they'd meow at me impatiently to keep it up.
I never did play with lasers with my cat. Purely springs, balls, and the wand string toy. My cat endlessly follows me around in case a shadow pops up so he can attack it. Nothing I can do it about it
Might? We literally see the raccoon not grasp that it’s changed, in real time!
No we dont Oops my bad people, lagged irl when reading the comment
Sorry, didn’t realize you were blind! We weren’t trying to be offensive.
Sorry i'm illiterate, my brain skipped the "not" in the comment i replied to for some reason
Give them enough cotton candy and they learn that they can't wash it and they apparently really enjoy it
Yes. They have learned that they need to wash their food to keep from being sick. Now we are teaching them.. na dog, you wash it, it disappears.
This is why animals aren't eating us humans....unless that human is being particularly stupid
This is not funny. People who mess with animal for view are dumb.
Thank God I only fuck with them for entertainment
Pal what you do with your genitals is not my problems. It's the problem of the FBI agent checking your computer.
I'm not your pal, guy
I’m not your guy, buddy
I’m not your buddy, dude
I'm not your dude, my friend
I'm not your friend, acquaintance
I’m not your acquaintance, guy
I’m not your guy, chum.
Nah! We're kool with it. Although for a grown man he sure does like my little pony.
It's ok, he uses incognito mode.
I do the same, just without the “with”
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Please make sure that the vibes are always immaculate.
I mess with my dog by doing stupid things like thumping him in his butt then turning away. But I don’t mess with animal’s core ability to survive.
I do the same with my cats. But like you said that's two different things.
Reddit gets pissed at stuff like this but then constantly ridicules vegans for giving a fuck about factory farming lol. Not saying you're that way, but I bet a huge portion of the 600 people who upvoted you are.
I have never in my life seen aredditor defend factory farming lol
I'd say mean rather than dumb
Do you act this way when people play with cats with a laser pointer?
There is a difference between playing with cats and messing with their basic suvival instinct for fun.
You are aware that racoons frequently eat things without washing them? Or do you think every time one roots through the trash and eats so much it can barely walk it's teleporting to a sink for a millisecond in-between each bite? It's not a critical part of their eating and also is nothing to do with cleaning. So they'll literally be fine
Agreed, this is recreation too. Someone saw this and thought "omg let's do it again to see if the same thing occurs" ha ha ha ha... Stolen and horrible content.
Having those animals as pets is mean in the first place.
This Is why the raccoon later burnt down the building.
Happy ending
Have you seen my red stapler?
It’s okay! He’s gonna shit on the floor 14 times tonight and steal the remote. (You will never find it.) I’ve owned 13 of them. Rehab and release. They will absolutely do things out of spite! It’s kinda hilarious until it’s not. They can get into the fridge, they can turn on the sink. Anything that’s shiny left out will vanish. 100% of the time. They’re some little bastards but damn they’re smart!
I’ve got a raccoon living in my backyard and every night he crawls in the pond and fucks everything up. He’s not even eating the fish, there’s at least two more of them in there. I hate the bastard, tried to trap it in a cage and it didn’t work. Any tips on eradicating it?
.44 magnum
This comment is violently American 🤣
Make my day, *trash panda*! - Dirty Harold
seems like overkill lol
Desert Eagle?
fall to your knees and beg when you see him next
So raccoons from what I’ve noticed LOVE grapes! I know you said traps didn’t work but try putting a small bowl of grapes and a little dish of water in the back. Hopes are they take the grape and in the process of doing so or washing it off they hit the release sealing them in. If you have visuals on it and can get close toss a towel over it and WITH VERY THICK GLOVES grab and twist the towel up with said trash panda inside. They do bite and they will lunge at you. They have super long and thick nails (they climb trees ..) they can scratch you real bad real quick so also be cautious of that! I don’t really know what else to recommend. If you have someone, a friend or family you could dog sit for over a few days that may also get the hint across that they aren’t welcome and they’ll leave
Why give an animal pure sugar?!
My guess is the person knew that the raccoon was going to wash the cotton candy and decided to fuck with it
The definitely knew because there is a really old gif of this happening. It was super popular at one point
Yea but in that one the person gives the raccoon another one and he learns not to put it into the water and eats it. Idk why they choose cotton candy though
For Internet content and views
At some point people will figure that out.
i cant help but laugh uncontrollably on the floor, even after reading the comments
"BUT THE TORTURE!!"
Yeah people are way overreacting. Acting like the raccoon is gonna suffer from crippling depression after this or smth.
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Why do you assume the worst, or that they are stupider than they actually are? Instead of completely destroying his world view, it could instead conclude that this food in *particular* could not be washed and can just be eaten and get smarter from it.
Nah, it's definitely never going to mentally recover from losing a bite of candy. It's going to consume every waking moment thinking about what it once had but lost in the blink of an eye.
I'm Bill, the raccoon in the video and still have a ptsd over this.
Thats really mean
I am this raccoon. His candy floss is my bank balance.
Realest
This is why that animal us called "washing bear" in my language
In french it's called "raton-laveur" wich means "washing young rat"
German? Edit: or dutch
Bulgarian
https://i.redd.it/t2g3d20akb9d1.gif
Is no one going to mention the raccoon isn’t really washing his food. They get their food wet to give them better sensory information about what they are about to eat. Potentially cleaning the food of some dirt or bacteria is more of a happy accident
I came here to see if anyone had pointed this out. Thank you for not letting me down.
I cannot imagine how sticky their paws were at the end!
My thoughts as soon as I walk into a room.
D:
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
My wife and I use this video as our word for money
bones are their money
I thought we were making it up
The raccoon is actually the smarter one in this video. Sugar is bad for them and sticking everything in the water makes sure they don’t eat pure sugar like this. So I declare a win for the raccoon.
That's really mean.
Hey listen, don’t feel sorry for this motherfucker. Raccoons are bastards
Bro was devastated
A sadist
“It’s…..it’s not fair….there was time”
deep cut
Shame on her, just for clicks. May her sleeves slip into the dishwater.
r/foundsatan
Can we develop a cotton candy that doesn't dissolve in water, specifically for the trash pandas of course
Raccoon in Swedish is "Tvättbjörn" which directly translates to "Washbear" so yeah, this is expected behavior
He can't keep getting away with it!
That's really mean... but funny! He deserves a nice big fish for that!
Not again! The last "raccoon washes cotton candy" video made me sad as fuck! Why would someone do that to the poor baby.
This is animal abuse
It’s interesting that some animals wash their food, it’s hard to get most humans to do that.
There was an attempt to act like caring for an animal but it actually was only to make it suffer shooting stupid videos for cheap applause.
don't give freaking sugar to wild animals...just mind you f'ing business
I do not understand why people do this
The rise of Rocket!
Dumb fox!
Poor little fella!
APOLOGIZE RIGHT NOW
r/foundsatan
Please don't do this to your little raccoon friends. This is so mean.
Wtf, what a dick. Give the little guy some actual food ..
Sadder than Rocket's backstory
Great now i need a pet raccoon, thanks a lot 😒
In German, raccoons are called "washing bears".
Remove the water
He’s just learning the world through experience like a kid would lol
I would like to know how long it takes for them to figure it out
Raccoon version of Sisyphus.
Poor guy
Mean
Greedy little bastards. A good way to trap one of these little guys is to put some object or food in a slotted trap that they can reach in and get. They will reach in grab it and they won’t let go. We’d tranq them and rehome them.
The first time was a little funny, the second time was just mean.
Do raccoons instivtively wash their food or something? Otherwise, I don't get why object permanence isn't sitting in.
>knows raccoon likes to clean their food >gives raccoon food that disolves in contact with water >record for internet points >give a poor animal actual existential dread that his food deadass just vanishes actual fucking scumbags.
Dude, Muscleman, you're playing with Rigby's feelings you know he loves candy.
As much as I dislike racoons and think they are pests, this was pointlessly cruel since it can't comprehend what just happened, then to do it am second time is pure assholery of the highest order.
Witchcraft! It’s witchcraft!
Aw... his brain was like, wait... error!
Everytime I get paid.
Is it really trying to wash something?
I was waiting for the third time when the raccoon had enough and chewed his face off.
Or... hear me out.... just take the water away for a second and let them enjoy their treat like a normal trash panda.
Worst animal ever
Fuck I went my entire life trying **NOT** to see this video. I’m crying now. Fuck you 😭
I really hope the raccoon learn that he doesn't have to clean the cotton candy? Otherwise this is fucked up.
Man I feel so bad for that coon
Ass
Arsehole.
I hate these videos.
Stop bullying him!
This makes me sad.
The video where the raccoon had cotton candy and dipped it in the pond was cute, innocent, and a funny accidental seeming scenario in nature. This is just absolutely cruel.
Present me with a choice expecting up vote, gets downvoter. Fuck this cunt
While amusing, I think this is mean.
Once is cute, twice is mean.
Raccoons are adorable ❤ Poor fella...😕
Oh wow, never seen this on the internet before, You totally didn't tease this animal for fake internet points because you knew he would do it.
Child abuse
r/iamatotalpieceofshit
We didn’t need to know this about you
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