The recklessness of a woman led to the murder of a raccoon Maine, USA.

The woman took him to nail care at the pet store along with some customers. they rush to caress and kiss cute carnivorous mammal.

In particular, the woman, whose name was not released by the authorities, took her raccoon to a pet shop in Auburn, asking for her nails to be trimmed, a service not available to this species of mammal.

However, many people who were in the store at the time they started stroking the animal and some even kissed it. The agency said the store manager asked the woman to leave and immediately contacted the Maine Centers for Disease Control.

According to state authorities for nature protection, the animal was euthanized and tested for rabies.

Raccoon has been diagnosed negative According to Maine Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Mark Latti, rabies does not pose a public health risk, meaning there is no risk to public health.

“Raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state, and bringing wild animals to a pet store is an unnecessary public health risk,” he said.

Rabies is almost always fatal to humans as soon as symptoms appear, and potential cases should seek treatment immediately.

Source: Associated Press.