Injured raccoon, animal control closed, cops won't help

[PythonWallace]

you dont want to tangle with a sick raccoon and if its just sitting out in the day light its not going to make it. this sounds completely inhumane, but its what is right and is the safest in that environment. Dont shoot him, use a shovel and end his life quickly.

That sounds more humane than letting it sit there like that, but since they came out and certified it as being fine, couldn't I get in some kind of trouble for animal abuse or cruelty or something?

Edit: I don't own a shovel or a bat or anything that would be capable of killing it with one blow, and I don't want to piss it off, or have to bash the thing repeatedly.