I want a baby squrriel or raccoon, I live in Mass, where do I get one?

I have taken great care of many different animals, and feel qualified to take on one of these creatures as a companion. It is springtime, and accidents happen, and baby raccoons and squirrels need to be rescued and loved!I want a baby squrriel or raccoon, I live in Mass, where do I get one?
come to the city, there's plenty around of bothI want a baby squrriel or raccoon, I live in Mass, where do I get one?
Squirrels and raccoons are wild animals and I believe it is illegal to have them as pets in Mass. You should consider checking with an animal shelter for advice. You may be able to help raise young ones, but they should be returned to the wild where they belong, as soon as they can fend for themselves. Keeping wild animals as pets is doing them a gret disservice, and if you want to keep them as pets , many view this as a purely selfish reason.
With all due respect as you seem to be a caring person





Squirrels and raccoons are where they belong. --- Free.
You should just let nature takes its course.





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Neither make good pets and will destroy your home if you try and domesticate them. Not only that, they are illegal to own.





Raccoons and squirrels are vicious by nature and would not make good companion animals. (ever see one react in one of those humane traps? Not a pretty site) You would have to keep it caged 100% of the time. This is not good for the well-being of the animal and you would never be able to cuddle with it. As much as you want to ';save the animals'; you really would be doing them a much better service by letting nature take its course. With wild animals, it is natural way of things to have survival of the fittest. If you want to help out animals, donate some of your time or money at your local animal shelter and help a homeless dog or cat who needs you.





Take care.
It is ILLEGAL to house them in a house in the state of MA. I have lived here in Boston since I was born in 1982 and still live here. Shelters will tell you it is illegal even the state will tell you that.





It is nice you want to help out but there is no way you will be able to get one, and if you do and someone sees that you have one all it takes is one call to animal control and they will take it away.





Also if you get one you can get in big trouble and the person that gave you it can get in big trouble as well. You are liable if someone gets attacked by the animal too.





I understand you have raised them before but it doesn't matter babies or not they are still considered illegal, and you can get in wicked big trouble for having them.





You can ask the question all you want but your going to get basically the same answers no matter how you ask or how many times you ask.