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The day the world paid attention to Toronto’s dead raccoon

WATCH: #DeadRacoonTO captivated not only Torontonians but animal lovers around the world. Alan Carter has Conrad’s obituary.

TORONTO – No longer do Torontonians have to rely on Rob Ford to get our city into the international papers.

Because, #DeadRaccoonTO.

The story of a dead raccoon on a Toronto sidewalk, that was left for hours, prompting a makeshift memorial and social media fury, made international headlines.

The city’s Pan Am Games are finally here, but guys, dead raccoon.

In the past day, the hashtag #DeadRaccoonTO had nearly three times the number of tweets compared to #TO2015 (the official hashtag for the 2015 Pan Am Games).

Here’s what the international news outlets thought of Toronto’s now-legendary cold critter.

Minnesota Public Radio:

The Telegraph:

My Fox Atlanta:

New York Daily News:

And last but certainly not least, The Daily Mail:

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