Overview
- Staff at the Ashland, Virginia store arrived after the Thanksgiving weekend to find broken bottles and liquor spilled across the floor.
- Employees discovered the raccoon unconscious in the restroom, apparently intoxicated, and contacted Hanover County Animal Control.
- Shelter staff observed the animal for several hours, reported no injuries, and released it back into the wild.
- Animal-control officer Samantha Martin said the raccoon fell through a ceiling panel before ransacking shelves and drinking from spilled alcohol.
- Authorities said surveillance footage did not show how much it consumed, while photos and a shelter Facebook post drew widespread attention online.