Florida pet raccoon picked as 2024’s Cadbury bunny

Cadbury has named its new spokes-bunny ahead of Easter Sunday.

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The furry star isn’t even a bunny, and it’s from right here in Florida.

Hershey has selected “Louie,” a 2-year-old raccoon from South Florida, to appear in an upcoming commercial.

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Louie was selected in a bracket-style elimination tournament on Instagram.

Previous winners included a rescue cat, a frog, and three different dogs.

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