A girl fled and referred to as 911 for assist after practically 100 hungry raccoons surrounded her Washington house, officers stated in a video shared by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The unnamed lady, who lives in Poulsbo, northwest of Seattle, had been feeding native raccoons for 35 years. She advised deputies the scenario escalated six weeks in the past.
“The girl says the raccoons usually encompass her day and night time demanding meals,” the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. “And he or she says she’s been quoted costs as excessive as $500 per raccoon to lure and relocate them.”
Officers described it as a “raccoon invasion.” Deputies referred the lady to the Washington State Division of Fish and Wildlife. On its web site, the Division of Fish and Wildlife warns folks to not feed raccoons.
“Feeding raccoons could create undesirable conditions for you, your youngsters, neighbors, pets, and the raccoons themselves. Raccoons which can be fed by folks usually lose their worry of people and should turn into aggressive when not fed as anticipated,” in keeping with the division. “Synthetic feeding additionally tends to pay attention raccoons in a small space; overcrowding can unfold illnesses and parasites. Lastly, these hungry guests would possibly strategy a neighbor who would not share your appreciation of the animals. The neighbor would possibly select to take away these raccoons, or have them eliminated.”
CBS Information reached out to the Washington State Division of Fish and Wildlife to search out out if officers there have heard from the Poulsbo lady.