Reader, do I have quite the story for you. We all love it when animals do adorable things, like otters being amazed by popcorn machines. But we also love it when animals go totally rogue and stir up chaos. A raccoon in Virginia got totally trashed after breaking into a liquor store, smashing bottles of alcohol, drinking its fill, and passing out near a toilet. It sounds like a typical Thirsty Thursday night from my college days many, many years ago.
According to The New York Times, the raccoon got into an ABC liquor store in Ashland, Virginia through the ceiling. Upon his arrival, the store’s security system went off and police were on their way to the scene of the crime. But, before they could arrive, our masked furry friend got his fill of different liquors, which must have tasted quite interesting for a raccoon. Do they drink other things besides water? Who knows.
“It wreaked havoc,” said Carol Mawyer, the public relations manager for Virginia ABC. “It broke several bottles and consumed the spirits.” A few of those spirits included rum, moonshine, vodka, peanut butter whiskey, and, of course, eggnog. That’s a way to really celebrate this holiday season. All of that quick consumption of liquor got our poor raccoon friend lit quickly, and he passed out in the store bathroom.
That’s where the police found him, apprehended him (by putting him in a crate), and took him to a shelter for evaluation. Thankfully, the liquor store raccoon was not injured and released back to the wild to hopefully tell this story to his pals. I’d imagine he went home to sleep some more because, well, hangovers suck.