I understand you better now, but I still see it a bit differently. People with chickens tend to think ahead about how to keep them from being eaten.

People with cats, on the other hand, tend to just kill the thing that's threatening their cat.

And rural settings have a more endless supply of threats. Yeah, you could go out every single night with your raccoon, or you could put up an electric fence.

Also, not one of the cases I've seen in the city sought permits to trap or kill. When you live somewhere where there are murders, who gives a crap about an animal?

I think we're both right, honestly, but I think the city situation is far more complicated-and far less raccoon-friendly–than you think. But I get where you're coming from.