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Eleanor Wood Bowyer & Paige Freshwater

Raccoons 'fat shamed' as owner treats them to Wotsits, pizza and McDonald's

A raccoon owner claims her pets are constantly being 'fat shamed' as she treats them to Wotsits, pizza and even McDonald's - but she insists their cuddly size is 'all fluff'. Dawn Ford said she began posting about her two raccoons Lily and Salem after adopting them when they were just four weeks old, but only when they grew did her clips soar in popularity.

The self-proclaimed 'raccoon mom' said they're fed 'just like normal pets', on a high-protein dog food diet along with healthy foods but they're allowed cookies, pizza, and McDonald's fries as treats. The 47-year-old animal lover claims her 'chunky' pets are perfectly healthy, with Lily weighing 24lbs and Salem 25lbs, yet pictured next to her tiny 5ft 2in frame, they appear larger than life.

Dawn's pet raccoons are 'spoilt rotten' (Kennedy News/@hereforthelaughter)
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