A Colorado police officer pulled off a heroic, albeit risky rescue of a skunk that had its head stuck in a cup, and did so without experiencing the potential danger involved in such an act.
Obviously the danger was a chemical attack.
A skunk can spray a target with its smelly musk from 10 to 15 feet away, and the officer was well aware of the consequences as she first attempted to remove the object with a catchpole stick, attempting to keep a distance…