A raccoon being vaccinated at a wildlife refuge

Montreal man on the run vaccinates pet raccoon amid rabies outbreak

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A Montreal man named Louka Berman, who claims to be evading provincial authorities for keeping a raccoon, took his pet raccoon Pepper to a refuge north of Montreal for a rabies vaccination. This action occurs during an ongoing rabies outbreak in Quebec. The incident highlights tensions between wildlife regulations and pet ownership.

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