Raccoon Raids Liquor Store, Goes on Drunken Rampage, and Ends Night Face-Down in Bathroom
A raccoon broke into a closed Ashland-area liquor store in Virginia, smashed dozens of scotch and whiskey bottles, and passed out in the bathroom after apparently drinking some of the spilled liquor. An employee found the messy scene the next morning – broken bottles, pooled alcohol on the floor, and a collapsed ceiling tile – and animal control officer Samantha Martin took the unconscious animal to the shelter to sober up. Photos showed an aisle littered with debris and the raccoon lying face-down by a toilet; the shelter later released it back into the wild once it recovered. The incident was described by the shelter and covered by the Associated Press.
A Virginia liquor store was the scene of a wild night earlier this month when a raccoon broke in, smashed bottles of alcohol, and passed out in the bathroom after drinking too much.
Images of the aftermath showed what looked like a drunken rampage.
According to the Associated Press, the furry fiend entered a closed Ashland-area liquor store and headed straight for a shelf where the scotch and whisky were kept.
Bottles were shattered across the aisle, and a ceiling tile had collapsed under the weight of the creature by the time the wild night ended.
Some of the liquor had pooled on the floor in several spots.
An employee who opened the store discovered the mess and the unconscious raccoon in the bathroom later that morning.
Animal control officer Samantha Martin responded to the call.
She told the Associated Press that she enjoys raccoons and couldn’t help but laugh at the spectacle.
She transported him back to the shelter so he could sober up.
Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter later d more details in a post, describing the chaotic scene Martin walked into.
“Upon arrival, she discovered the ‘suspect’ had broken in, ransacked several shelves, and then… passed out in the bathroom,” the shelter added.
He was released back into the wild after sleeping off his hangover.
Photos posted on showed the aftermath of the break-in.
One image revealed an aisle littered with broken bottles, spilled liquor, and more than two dozen individual bottles knocked off shelves.
Another photo showed the raccoon lying face-down next to a toilet.
Martin concluded of the incident, “Another day in the life of an animal control officer, I guess.”
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