The raccoon that got drunk as a skunk! Animal is found passed out in liquor store bathroom after breaking in and helping itself to scotch and whisky
By Perkin Amalaraj
Daily Mail
Dec3, 2025
In this photo provided by Samantha Martin, broken bottles are seen after a raccoon enters a liquor store on November 29, 2025, in Ashland, Virginia.
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored.
The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
On Saturday morning, an employee at the Ashland, Virginia, liquor store found the small animal passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.
Photos taken of the furry creature showed it lying on its front between a toilet and a bin, with its limbs splayed out.
'I personally like raccoons,' said Samantha Martin, an officer who works at the local animal control.
'They are funny little critters. He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything.'
Martin said she took the raccoon back to the animal shelter, though she had her fair share of giggles along the way.
The racoon is seen drinking shortly before he passed out in a liquor store bathroom on November 29, 2025, in Ashland, Virginia
The drunk raccoon is seen passed out in a liquor store bathroom on November 29, 2025, in Ashland, Virginia
'Another day in the life of an animal control officer, I guess,' she said.
The Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter commended Martin for handling the break-in, and confirmed the raccoon had sobered up.
'After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild, hopefully having learned that breaking and entering is not the answer,' the agency said.
1 comment:
Raccoons are cute fuzzy critters. They are mainly nocturnal but can be seen during the day rooting around for food. They love to find an outside dog bowl and will return daily to steal. Beware of daytime Raccoons because they are known to carry rabies. Since inheriting a Belgian Malinois our raccoons have stayed away.
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