KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. (KING) – Deputies say a woman in Washington state called 911 after her home was surrounded by more than 100 raccoons “demanding food.”
The woman called the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office to report she couldn’t get inside her Poulsbo home because of a raccoon invasion Thursday. She told deputies she started feeding raccoons around her house about 35 years ago without any problems.
Six weeks ago, the population of raccoons “exploded.” Now, the animals surround her home day and night, hoping for a meal.
“Somehow the word got out in raccoon land, and they all showed up to her house expecting a meal,” said Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to the woman’s home and were startled by what they found: more than 100 raccoons.
“They were shocked,” McCarty said. “They had never seen that many raccoons in one place. Nobody ever remembers …