Drunk raccoon helps raise $290,000 for Virginia animal shelter

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In a hilarious turn of events, a raccoon broke into a Virginia liquor store last November, delighted in a drinking spree, and ended up napping in the bathroom. This escapade…

A raccoon that broke into a Virginia liquor store last year, sampled 14 bottles of alcohol and passed out in the bathroom has helped raise more than $290,000 for a local animal shelter through merchandise inspired by its drunken escapade.Nearly a year after the drunken escapade went viral, the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter has raised thousands of dollars by selling merchandise inspired by the raccoon’s antics, The Washington Post reported.How a drunk raccoon became an unlikely face of a fundraiserWhat are the odds of a raccoon that wrecked an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store last November becoming the face of a fundraiser for the Hanover County shelter? Apparently, not zero.

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