MORGAN, Utah — An abandoned litter of raccoons discovered at a construction site in northern Utah found new homes earlier this week after a construction crew uncovered the animals below the remnants of a demolished home.
A litter of baby raccoons abandoned at a construction site in northern Utah were rescued by a demolition crew on June 14, 2023. The Morgan County Fire Department in northern Utah said the crew called after hearing eight baby raccoons chirping beneath the rubble at their site and brought them to the fire station until they could find new homes.
“A big-hearted foreman for the demolition crew working on Morgan Valley Drive came to the fire station asking for help,” the Morgan County Fire Department said in a statement on Wednesday. “After his crew knocked down an abandoned home, they heard chirping in the rubble.”
The eight baby raccoons appeared to have no mother. Firefighters cared for them until someone with permits to raise raccoons offered to adopt them.
“All eight babies are now happily on their way to their forever homes,” the department said.
Utah requires permits to home non-native species like raccoons or coyotes, which frequently roam wild.
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