Raccoon rescue story from Massachusetts

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This story shows how one community cares for the welfare of animals in Newton Massachusetts when a racoon who had the misfortune of having his head trapped between the bars of a sewage great for a while which must have made the racoon very uncomfortable. It was a good thing that a bicycle rider who saw what was happening to the poor creature contacted the Newton Fire Department so they make an attempt to rescue the poor creature. What happened next was that it was harder for the firefighters to free the raccoon from its trap since using soap and water failed. The group of eight persons who spent two hours to free the raccoon. The firefighters received help from a local animal rescue team who sedated the raccoon so they could free him from his trapped state. After the raccoon was free, he was taken to a local rehabilitation center where he will be healed from his wounds before he will be released to his home once again. Despite the trouble that the firefighters had trying to free the raccoon since it was their first time, they said if they had to do these kinds of rescues, they will come to rescue animals and well as humans who need their help. That is so sweet of them.