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Rabid raccoon pins bull mastiff in MMA cage The first case of raccoon inflicted rabies in Ottawa has struck in almost a decade. Animal services officer picked up two bull mastiffs after they escaped their owner’s yard and placed them in cages in a van with a sick raccoon. Somehow, somehow? the raccoon and one of the dogs got loose from their cages and fought in the van, leading to injuries for both dogs. First of all, how and why a raccoon would be in the same general area of two dogs is beyond me. Tw