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- "Verminfluencers" — animals like raccoons, skunks, and opossums — are popular on Instagram.
- But owning them poses several problems, according to the New York Times.
- It's not legal to own these kinds of animals in every state, and they're hard to acquire. Veterenarians aren't always equipped to treat them.
- But if you can pull it off, there are benefits over being a human influencer.
Instagram-famous pets are nothing new. Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette famously has 300,000 followers, and it's common for people to make social media accounts for their animals.
But these pets aren't just cats and dogs: They also include vermin. "Verminfluencers" — skunks, rats, raccoons, beavers, opossums, and the like — have a huge presence on Instagram, according to the New York Times.
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