A woman living in Kitsap County, near Seattle, Washington, called 911 after a gang of 100 raccoons arrived at her house and began scratching at her doors and windows.
A woman’s home became the target of a 100-raccoon siege, as the ‘aggressive’ creatures swarmed her property, demanding food and trapping her inside.
The usually nocturnal trash-diggers in Kitsap County, near Seattle, Washington, opted for a more direct approach, violently scratching at the windows of the long-time raccoon feeder.
The unnamed woman, who has been feeding raccoon scraps for nearly four decades and holds a fondness for them, was overwhelmed by the sheer number and hostility of the latest mob, leading to an emergency 911 call.
On the day she sought help, she reported to authorities that she had never witnessed such a massive assembly of raccoons, noting their behavior had grown alarmingly bold as they clawed at her home’s entry points.
Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s office, relayed to the Kitsap Sun that the homeowner found the usual raccoons agreeable but was frightened by the newcomers: “She said the normal raccoons are nice, but the new ones scare her.”
This information came from a deputy’s report after visiting the residence on Thursday and conversing with the homeowner, who expressed her inability to exit her home due to the animal blockade.
By the time law enforcement arrived, the situation had de-escalated, allowing the woman to safely leave in her vehicle.
Kitsap County dispatchers notified the state Department of Fish and Wildlife about the situation, leading to a referral for the woman to its “wildlife control operators” program.