{"id":327678,"date":"2025-12-03T08:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327678\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:54:08","slug":"drunk-raccoon-found-passed-out-in-virginia-liquor-store-bathroom-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327678\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store bathroom: Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

One Virginia liquor store had an unusual patron this weekend — an inebriated raccoon found passed out in the bathroom.<\/p>\n

According to the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter, authorities found the “masked bandit” collapsed in the bathroom of the Ashland ABC Store Saturday morning, where the furry burglar had ransacked shelves and drank multiple types of alcohol.<\/p>\n

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One raccoon was found passed out Saturday morning in the bathroom of a liquor store in Ashland, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Hanover County Animal Protection & Shelter<\/p>\n

In a social media post, officials said they took the “very intoxicated” raccoon back to the shelter to sober up before releasing him back into the wild.<\/p>\n

“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 Facebook post read.<\/p>\n

The Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter helps rescued animals if they are found in the wild.<\/p>\n

“The shelter provides veterinarian care for homeless or unwanted animals until they are adopted or placed with an animal rescue organization,” the shelter’s website reads.<\/p>\n

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The raccoon had broken multiple bottles and seemingly drunk different types of alcohol before collapsing in the store’s bathroom.<\/p>\n

Hanover County Animal Protection & Shelter<\/p>\n

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