This is not the first time raccoons have had a problem with alcohol. The article reports:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn early September 2019, residents in Ottawa, Canada, spotted a few raccoons staggering around in the daylight and grew panicky enough to call the cops,\u201d it noted. \u201c[One raccoon] couldn\u2019t really move. He was dragging his legs, he was wobbling, having a hard time standing up,\u201d one resident told CBC News. \u201cYou could tell something was wrong with him for sure.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAs it turns out, these normally nocturnal animals weren\u2019t dangerous or rabid; they had simply gotten drunk from eating too many fermented crab apples. Over the next few days, the sight of drunken raccoons stumbling around and passing out on people\u2019s property became all too common,\u201d it added.<\/strong><\/p>\n I remember an incident in our house many years ago when a bunch of fresh-picked blackberries that had been washed and sprinkled with some sugar were left on the counter for snacking. After a few days, we noticed the children acting strangely and removed the blackberries. Things ferment very quickly in the summertime!<\/p>\n This was the Facebook post:<\/p>\n It’s the Christmas season. We are past Thanksgiving and can legitimately get on with Christmas–even though the store decorations went up in September. Well, there’s one raccoon who was determined to get ‘in the spirit.’ On Wednesday, Breitbart posted an … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DrunkRaccoon.jpg\")
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