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Raccoon troubles - or is it just me?

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-JUN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Raccoon troubles - or is it just me?(Personal Life)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard

At first I thought I'd found the perfect solution to my raccoon-in-the-utility-room problem: Talk radio.

At bedtime, I turned the light on, plugged in the radio and tuned in the liveliest-sounding show on the dial.

It worked like a charm. The next morning, instead of being scoured clean, the cats' food dishes still had a healthy amount of kibble and Trader Joe's cat food tuna in them.

After another night of the same routine and the same result, I thought I had it made. But on the third morning, it was worse than being back to square one. Not only was all the cat food in the dishes gone, the raccoon - I assumed it was a nursing mama - had pried opened one of the pet food canisters and helped herself to a...

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