Judge spares Monster's Brains

By GIL BRADY
Star-Tribune correspondent

Filed 1.11.07

JACKSON -- Proving that hanging old tyrants lickety-split was so '06, a Wyoming judge has, for now, spared the neck of a young pet raccoon named “Monster” for leaving a nick.

Last Friday, 9th District Judge Nancy J. Guthrie halted an order by Teton County Health Officer Dr. James Little, which would have meant off with Monster’s noggin, and sentenced the animal to be quarantined for 13 days.

Charged with safeguarding the public’s health, Little urged euthanizing the raccoon, decapitating it and sending the head to the state veterinary lab to test its brains for signs of the dreaded rabies virus.

(Click & Read on courtsey of the Casper Star-Tribune)

Photo Captions & Credits: 1) "Monster in 'Brain Jail'"; 2) "Monster Kiss, (don't try this at Home) & 'Shady Snake' Martin" by Andrew Wyatt