A drunken raccoon was found passed out after breaking into a liquor shop in Virginia. Photo / Facebook, Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter
A drunken raccoon was found passed out after breaking into a liquor shop in Virginia. Photo / Facebook, Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter
A drunken raccoon was found passed out at the scene of a “break-in” at an off licence in the United States.
Staff at the liquor shop in Virginia arrived at work on Saturday morning to find bottles smashed amid puddles of scotch and whiskey.
They worried they had been burgled,before spotting the animal asleep on the bathroom floor.
Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter confirmed one of its animal control officers, Samantha Martin, had been called to the “chaotic scene”.
“Upon arrival, she discovered the ‘suspect’ had broken in, ransacked several shelves and then … passed out in the bathroom,” the shelter said in a social media post.
It’s believed the animal had spent Friday night at the Ashland ABC Store ransacking shelves after dropping down from the roof through a broken ceiling tile.
The animal ransacked shelves and drank from smashed bottles of scotch and whiskey. Photo / Facebook, Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter
The raccoon was found lying face down between in the staff toilets.
Martin said the animal had drunk from bottles of alcohol that were found smashed on the shop floor.
“He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything,” she said.
“Another day in the life of an animal control officer, I guess.”
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