{"id":296184,"date":"2025-12-03T05:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/296184\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T05:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:25:08","slug":"heavily-intoxicated-raccoon-passes-out-in-liquor-store-bathroom-after-breaking-in-ransacking-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/296184\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heavily intoxicated\u2019 raccoon passes out in liquor store bathroom after breaking in, ransacking shelves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ASHLAND, Va. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.12onyourside.com\/2025\/12\/02\/raccoon-breaks-into-ashland-abc-store-passes-out-bathroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.12onyourside.com\/2025\/12\/02\/raccoon-breaks-into-ashland-abc-store-passes-out-bathroom\/\">WWBT<\/a>\/Gray News) \u2013 Animal control officers in Virginia responded to an unusual call this weekend after a raccoon broke into a liquor store, ransacked several shelves and passed out in the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Animal control officers found the raccoon unconscious in the store\u2019s restroom.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/63RE5YGEV5AN3ALUQVNWGF3FRA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Animal control officers found the raccoon unconscious in the store\u2019s restroom.(Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">On Saturday, officers with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hcvaanimalprotection\/posts\/pfbid02WBEJh5JdVmjXjycmS68LsjheoPRU6tg69t7q3uHn1yqRL2S9Zy8nTrvacwoaTvTUl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hcvaanimalprotection\/posts\/pfbid02WBEJh5JdVmjXjycmS68LsjheoPRU6tg69t7q3uHn1yqRL2S9Zy8nTrvacwoaTvTUl\">Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter<\/a> were called to the Ashland ABC store and found the raccoon unconscious in the store\u2019s restroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The raccoon had damaged merchandise on multiple shelves and got into the liquor before passing out in the restroom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The raccoon had damaged merchandise on multiple shelves.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXSO5PXG5NHVTDZBF6SYGCCQMI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The raccoon had damaged merchandise on multiple shelves.(Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The officer safely secured the \u201cvery intoxicated raccoon\u201d and took it to an animal shelter to recover, the shelter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After several hours of rest, the raccoon showed no signs of being hurt, \u201cother than maybe a hangover and poor life choices,\u201d the shelter said. It was released back into the wild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 WWBT via Gray Local Media, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ASHLAND, Va. 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