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:

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. . .

DID DE BLASIO KILL THE DUCK TOO?

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