Wild raccoon wrangled inside home after fighting with B.C. family | 24CA News
Mounties in Langford needed to assume rapidly and brush off their animal dealing with methods to seize a raccoon, on the unfastened inside a household dwelling.
On Tuesday, West Shore RCMP officers obtained an “unusual” name for assist. Moments later, a second name got here that individuals have been screaming inside a house. A 3rd name got here in to West Shore RCMP, {that a} canine had been attacked on the similar location.
When officers arrived, they discovered an offended raccoon that was trapped within the lavatory by the household.
“As it turns out, the medium-sized dog had been attacked by a raccoon in the yard,” Cpl. Nancy Saggar mentioned.
“The dog ran back into its home and was followed by the raccoon.”
After a “fight” with the members of the family inside, the raccoon was then relegated to the restroom.
Typically, animal management would deal with a problem like this, however Mounties mentioned it was unable to attend, spurring the officers into motion. They have been in a position to wrangle the wild animal with a pole and a lacrosse stick.
The animal seize was caught on video by the householders and shared by police.
The residents of the house and the canine obtained minor accidents from the raccoon. It is unclear what occurred to the raccoon after it was apprehended.
Global News has reached out to West Shore RCMP for extra info.
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