Residents in a Toronto neighborhood paid their respects to a fallen raccoon, who lay on a city sidewalk for more than 12 hours before the city’s animal services came and picked him up. The dead animal had been reported to the city’s administration in the morning of July 9, 2015, but it wasn’t until later in the evening that he was taken away. By that time, the raccoon had trended on Twitter (#deadraccoonto) and a memorial shrine had been erected with flowers, photos, candles and cards around his body.
A man in Toronto reported a dead raccoon on the sidewalk to the city at 9am on Thursday.
Around noon, someone placed a note next to the animal.
Six hours past and a flower, card and framed photo appeared.
The raccoon soon had its own personal memorial hastag, #DeadRaccoonTO
One city councilor offered to leave bins open as a sign of mourning.
The raccoon was still there when the sun set at 8:20pm.
A candlelight vigil began.
Toronto’s animal services showed up around 11:00.
Goodnight, little fellow.
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