Psycho killer raccoons terrorize Olympia - Yahoo! News

Be careful my Portland readers. God speed.

Psycho killer raccoons terrorize Olympia - Yahoo! News: "Psycho killer raccoons terrorize Olympia

Tue Aug 22, 10:52 AM ET

OLYMPIA, Washington - A fierce group of raccoons has killed 10 cats, attacked a small dog and bitten at least one pet owner who had to get rabies shots, residents of Olympia say.
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Some have taken to carrying pepper spray to ward off the masked marauders and the woman who was bitten now carries an iron pipe when she goes outside at night.

'It's a new breed,' said Tamara Keeton, who with Kari Hall started a raccoon watch after an emotional neighborhood meeting drew 40 people. 'They're urban raccoons, and they're not afraid.'

Tony Benjamins, whose family lost two cats, said he got a big dog — a German Shepherd-Rottweiler mix — to keep the raccoons away."