Raccoon Rehab

Chewy is looking for help:

It is legal to own a raccoon in the state of Ohio with a proper permit, which Chewy’s owners could not produce, according to police. Now, he will either be re-homed or police will help the family obtain the proper certification to legally own him. While Chewy was seen holding one of the pipes to his mouth, police do not believe Chewy ingested any drugs. “The pipes themselves didn’t have any reside inside of them, just the burned amount that was on the outside of it so there was no inherent risk for Chewy to have exposure,” said Officer Branham. The unique animal encounter is going viral in a humorous fashion, for obvious reasons, but police are also acknowledging the seriousness of the situation. “As humor as it is, having an animal, more of a rabid animal, with drug paraphernalia, you gotta more so think about the driver of the vehicle and her needing the help that she’s gonna get, hopefully that she gets, for her drug issue,” said Officer Klapp. “Cuz it could’ve been a kid rather than a raccoon, so you gotta look at it that way.”

It's always sad when pets hit the pipe...