A Vancouver woman is furious at the city’s response after she was attacked by a group of angry raccoons..A city official told Salete Morgadinho there was nothing that could be done about the animals because they were living in the area before she was..“I thought I was going to faint and they were going to kill me,” Morgadinho told Global..“My injuries are very bad..“The bites … went very deep, especially on the front — as I was kicking him back, he kept coming to the same spot, there is a very big wound that will never (heal) properly.”. Screen-Shot-2021-07-29-at-9.42.19-AMMorgadinho’s injuries. Courtesy Global .The attack took place last Friday when Morgadinho was coming home from taking her dog for a walk on 39 Ave. near Clarendon S..She was suddenly, and without provocation, attacked by two of the critters who had been basking in the sun by her fountain. She tried to escape by shutting the gate. The raccoons were able to squeeze through and continue the attack until finally beaten away by a neighbour throwing rocks at them..To add insult to literal injury, when Morgadinho called the city she was told the raccoons had been there first.. Screen-Shot-2021-07-29-at-9.42.02-AMMorgadinho. Courtesy Global .“Raccoons don’t pay taxes. I’ve been paying taxes for 47 years,” she said..“My dog got attacked in my garage, I got attacked in my front yard. What’s next? Am I a prisoner in my own home? I cannot go out, I cannot play with my dog in my back yard..“If my dog had attacked another dog my dog would be put to sleep. How can a raccoon, who is a wild animal, be more protected than the humans?” Salete said..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
