Raccoons may be adorable , but these bandits are notorious for stealing food from the garbage and outright begging for treats from humans.
According to a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office report on the social media platform X, one Washington homeowner has learned the downside of freely sharing food with raccoons.
What happened?
A homeowner living near Poulsbo, Washington, has fed raccoons on her property for nearly 40 years. But last October, she stepped outside to find herself surrounded by around 100 of the furry critters, all begging for food.
The homeowner eventually fled in her car and called for help, which is when Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies showed up. She explained that the number of raccoons in her yard had exploded in the past six weeks, and the raccoons would surround her at all times, day or night, demanding she feed them…