Dec 3, 2025, 3:29 p.mDec 3, 2025, 3:29 p.m
It probably wasn’t planned that way: A raccoon is said to have gotten into a liquor store in the USA and consumed too much alcohol from bottles he had broken. An employee of the shop in Ashland, Virginia on the US East Coast found the animal unconscious and lying flat on its stomach in the toilet on Saturday morning (local time), as the animal protection organization Hanover County Animal Protection & Shelter writes on Facebook.
The drunk raccoon fell asleep on the floor in front of the toilet. image: Hanover County Protection / AP
An employee of the animal protection group who was called to help discovered that the “masked robber” had broken into the store and ransacked several shelves. Bottles of alcohol were broken and a pool of what appeared to be high-proof liquid formed on the floor, as shown in a photo provided by the organization. The employee found the raccoon “very drunk” and passed out in the bathroom, the group continues with a wink.
Broken liquor bottles. image: Hanover County Protection / AP
The raccoon was taken to the group’s animal shelter, where he was able to sober up. After a few hours of sleep and without any signs of injury, he was released back into the wild, they said. (sda/dpa)