On Thursday, a raccoon caught was caught in the New York City subway and became the latest celebrity animal on social media:
A farebeating bust. At 14th St. and 6th Ave,. believe it or not. @NY1 pic.twitter.com/qzSVW3QiyK
— Joel Siegel (@joelmsiegel) April 4, 2019
. . .and you won’t believe what happened next:
my god, don't let the poor guy near de Blasio!!!
— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) April 4, 2019
Bingo. Mayor de Blasio had it killed:
Update: the raccoon caught in the 14th Street subway station this week has been euthanized https://t.co/RTudF6qsd0 pic.twitter.com/JpruBpxVCM
— Gothamist (@Gothamist) April 5, 2019
AVENGE HIM ROCKET:
— James Mackenzie (@UC_JMackenzie) April 5, 2019
What is it with this mayor and celebrity animals?
the groundhog, that deer, the poor raccoon. just sayin
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) April 5, 2019
First, there was the groundhog he killed with his own hands:
@aedwardslevy @zachdcarter De Blasio dropped the groundhog in 2014. Then Dems lost the Senate. Coincidence? pic.twitter.com/YOzShHRxkG
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) February 4, 2016
And then there was this wayward deer he ordered put to death for humanitarian reasons:
ICYMI: After a morning of petty feuding, de Blasio's deer death wish was finally granted https://t.co/1DQcRgSmvD pic.twitter.com/aZfx5PPwMF
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) December 17, 2016
Maybe the celebrity Mandarin duck will be next?
has anyone seen the mandarin duck lately?
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) April 5, 2019
Actually, it’s missing. . .
— Josh Perry (@MrJoshPerry) April 5, 2019
DID DE BLASIO KILL THE DUCK TOO?
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