The illegally housed animal was on the mend before he attacked.
It started with with the best of intentions. According to WCSH 6, a rabid racoon who was under the care of a civilian in Kennebunkport bit the resident a number of times before digging into a Maine Game Warden...
While it may be fun to share the video of a family of bears roaming a residential area on social media, it's something completely different to encounter rabid animals while on a family hike. Certainly not a shareable moment.