Wednesday, 14 October 2009
'Skunk whisperer' in peanut butter rescue
A skunk in Oklahoma who got his head stuck in a jar of peanut butter was rescued with the help of a passer-by and a man known as the "skunk whisperer."
By Nick Collins
Published: 1:30PM BST 14 Oct 2009
Teresa Vick was delivering newspapers when she noticed the disorientated creature with the jar stuck on its head outside a Community Centre in Bixby, Oklahoma.
Ms Vick enlisted the help of Ned "The Skunk Whisperer" Bruha, who used chloroform to sedate the animal before easing the jar off its head, and the grateful skunk even refrained from spraying him as it ran away unharmed.
She told News on 6, a Tulsa-based television station, "I just stood next to [the skunk] and he kept running into my feet and didn't spray me or anything, just as sweet as can be."
Mr Bruha said: "All wildlife wants is food, water and shelter. Peanut butter is irresistible to this skunk. They are opportunistic and they are going to take advantage of any bit of food they can get.
"This guy found peanut butter and he got himself into a little bit of trouble."
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