We feed the stray cats outside our kitchen door at the side of the house. The food was disappearing at an alarming rate. Was it the worms? I always imagine they are full of worms. I didn't know what to think about rate of consumption until one evening when I had daisy in the back yard looking through the fence at the side/kitchen door area and there was a very obese cat - that turned around - to be a raccoon! The bandit was eating the kitten food. It walked up to the fence with no fear. I took Daisy inside and went back out where it was again perched over the catfood bowl. I threw rocks at it until it went away. I'm not going to go hand to claw with a raccoon but I am going to try to keep it away. Dee has gotten a wrist rocket (slingshot) and we pelt the vermin when we can. It seems to have slowed it down.
It climbs the house next door and lives in an eve or attic or some part of the structure. These neighbors know they have raccoons. I'm not at all sure what to do about all that. I do not like these creatures though and do not want them hurting the cats or Daisy, who is outside sometimes too.
I do consider it an enemy though. I've been feeding the cats in the daylight hours and am contemplating the demise of the bandit.
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