You're gonna want to take a seat for this journey. Hello everyone. You think 2019 has so far turned out to be such a bore, totally consumed by the partial government shutdown? Well gather round, children, we have a good ol'-fashioned crazy-ass-wtf-oh-no-he-didn't animal story! Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF Giphy / Via giphy.com First things first: This story involves a very dead, recently killed raccoon, the carcass of which was carried into a McDonald's in San Francisco by someone who may have a mental illness. That said, it's definitely not something you see every day and there's a lot going on here. Warning, graphic photo below. SERIOUSLY, I'M NOT JOKING. OK, HERE YOU GO, DON'T @ ME The incident occurred when a man brought the carcass inside the McDonald's on Potrero Avenue and 16th Street early Sunday morning, prompting a predictable freakout and forcing the restaurant to temporarily close for sanitation efforts. And with blood still dripping from the raccoon's wounds, it was likely a very intense one. (WARNING ANOTHER CARCASS PHOTO BELOW.) The man who brought the raccoon inside was interviewed by police, who reportedly said he did not meet the criteria for psychiatric detention, which typically hinges on whether a person presents a danger to themselves or others. So the raccoon was disposed of (by a customer), the restaurant was scrubbed clean and approved to reopen by public health officials, the man apparently went on his way, and the trash panda ended up in...the trash. RIP. BUT, my friends, the story does not end there. In fact, there is so much more to share. Because we live in the wonderful age of smartphones, social media, and livestreaming, you better believe someone captured this whole mess on video. Chris Brooks came upon the bloody scene and, well, what transpires is almost seven minutes of some of the most invigorating on-scene commentary so far captured in 2019. Brooks did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But in the video, he says he was just stopping by to get breakfast before work, and, well, "Look at this bullshit!" He goes on: "Well I did seen it all. Somebody needs to call 911 on this dumbass. He gonna bring a dead-ass motherfucker raccoon and put him on the table." The commentary (and A LOT of graphic language) continues throughout the video. Here it is:<doc-sep>A McDonald's in California has reopened three days after a man brought the bloody carcass of a dead raccoon into the restaurant and placed it on a table. The hazardous situation unfolded just before 7 a.m. Sunday when an unidentified man was caught on Facebook live, posted by Chris Brooks, sitting alongside the critter at the chain's Potrero Avenue and 16th Street restaurant in San Francisco. According to NBC Bay Area reporter Sam Brock, the San Francisco Department of Health gave the all clear for the chain to open its doors to the public after the disturbing incident. MCDONALD'S CUSTOMER TRIES TO PAY FOR MEAL WITH POTATO CHIP PACKAGE, SOCK "This motherf---er put the raccoon on the table!" Brooks said in the video. The video appeared to show an older man with white hair sitting next to the raccoon. An employee pointed toward the man, who then left the table — abandoning the deceased "trash panda" — and walked around the store, seemingly talking to people. An unidentified man with gloves eventually picked up the animal by its tail and dropped it in a garbage can outside, all the while creating a trail of blood from the table through the store and out to the parking lot. "Wow! This motherf---er bring a deada-- raccoon into McDonald's," Brooks said "Only in San Francisco, only in motherf---ing San Francisco." San Francisco police officers responded to the scene and engaged with the man. The department told Fox News on Wednesday that the man who allegedly brought the critter into the McDonald's didn't meet the criteria to be taken into custody for mental health detention, and was released at the scene. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP McDonald's told Fox News that immediately after the incident, the fast-food restaurant closed. "Staff cleaned and sanitized the entire dining room and reopened the restaurant two hours later," Scott Rodrick, the McDonald's owner-operator, said. "The health department visited the restaurant this afternoon and cleared the restaurant for full operations." When asked whether or not customers would return the location since the raccoon incident, most people didn't seem too bothered by restaurant's history. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS "A restaurant will never be cleaner then it is the day after reopening and with so many Health Inspectors watching them," one person tweeted. "I’ve seen worse than a dead raccoon at that same McDonald’s," someone else wrote.<doc-sep>
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Only in San Francisco would you find a man carrying a dead raccoon into a McDonald's and sitting down with it at a table.The video capturing is disturbing and disgusting, prompting the restaurant and the Department of Public Health to take quick actionChris Brooks recorded the shocking video of a man sitting inside a San Francisco McDonald's, with a dead raccoon on the table in front of him. "Wow, (expletive) this guy brings a damn raccoon into the McDonalds," said Chris Brooks on the cell phone video clip.Brooks came to the Potrero Ave McDonald's on Sunday to grab breakfast when he says everything went wrong. "I'm standing at the counter, guy comes in yelling help, help," said Brooks.Brooks and other customers were stunned to see what the man calling for help was holding. "I didn't know if the raccoon was dead or alive, my thought was to get out of the way," Brooks added.Brooks ran out, recording video through the window. On the video, someone in the restaurant removes the bloody animal, dumping it in a trash can outside.The Department of Environmental Health says the restaurant closed for five hours Sunday to disinfect the dining room. Health Inspectors say it's now safe. "We want to assure the public that McDonald's addressed the problem appropriately they cleaned it, sanitized it which is the main thing for us," said Stephanie Cushing, Director of Environmental Health.Brooks tried confronting the suspected homeless man on why he brought a raccoon into McDonald's.SFPD officers responded and gave the man a mental health evaluation and determined he did not need to be detained.Animal control staff removed the raccoon carcass from the restaurant property.