Orphaned Raccoon

I found this baby raccoon at the lake (Lake Ontario) yesterday afternoon. She is around 4 weeks old. She was staggering and looked so lost and sad. I talked to some of the neighbours who lived along the shore and they said that they had found some dead babies in their yards, most likely from the same litter. I believe that the mother was most likely hit by a car, leaving the babies on their own. I couldn't risk letting this little girl stay by the lake overnight she was already freezing and my mom wrapped her cashmere pashmia around her to keep her warm. I tried to get in touch with some wildlife centres and animal rescue places but because of a new law from the Ontario Ministry raccoons, skunks and foxes who have been orphaned must be euthanised. This absolutely appauled me. I understand that the government thinks of these creatures as destructive and that they are over populated but it has been human housing developments and cars that have killed not only the creatures parents but their habitats in large. Please please please sign this letter and send it to your local government MP, or Dalton McGunity. Please visit [link] and send this letter immediately. Tons, more than you can imagine are orphaned every spring and summer and they deserve a fighting chance. If you don't live in Ontario please feel free to submit the letter into our government anyways. The more they recieve the more the issue will be talked about and a suitable solution will be found. Please contact your government officials of your home province or state and find out what is happening in your community!

If you find an orphan here are some tips to help them survive
1. Assess the situation- is the mother likely to return? Are cats, dogs other animals a threat to survival? Is it safe for you to watch him a while and see if his mother will return?
2. Use gloves or a blanket and towel to pick him up-he will be frieghtend
3. Put him in a deep dark box with a warm towel or blankets and put the little guy in a quiet place.
4. Food is necessary-but let them become warm and comfrotable before you try to feed. DO NOT GIVE COWS MILK, THIS CONTAINS LACTOSE AND WILL KILL. The vet or pet stores will have esbilac avaliable. Put this into an ordinary baby bottle and get the animal to drink. Don't give them human food or lots of fruit or vegetables if his is little chances are he might not even be weaned yet.
5. Contact wildlife caregivers. Check the net for avaliable wildlife sanctuaries. Phone them and ask questions such as how will it be taken care of? The last thing you want is to save an animal and send him to what you think is a happy place and have him put down. Please realize that it is illegal to keep any wild animal for a pet, and the animal most likely wouldn't want to be kept as a pet he or she will want the free life that they're intended for.

Thank you for reading all of this information. I think it is important considering what the government has recently announced and considering that it is because of our way of life that they are becoming orpahned every day. Please link this deviation to your jounrals and favourite it so that more people can become aware of this terrible situation.