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Michigan police remove hunting arrow from base of raccoon's ear

By Ben Hooper
Police in Kalamazoo, Mich., responded to a call about an injured animal and assisted a raccoon that had become tangled in ropes underneath a man's deck after being shot at the base of its right ear with a hunting arrow. Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
1 of 2 | Police in Kalamazoo, Mich., responded to a call about an injured animal and assisted a raccoon that had become tangled in ropes underneath a man's deck after being shot at the base of its right ear with a hunting arrow. Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety

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KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Officers with a Michigan police department rescued a raccoon that was tangled in ropes under a resident's deck and was found to have been shot with an arrow.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said officers responded Sunday to the home of a resident who reported an injured animal on his property.

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The officers discovered the animal, a raccoon, was tangled in ropes under the man's deck and had been shot through the base of its right ear with a hunting-style carbon-fiber arrow.

The department said officers were successful in untangling the raccoon from the ropes and removing the arrow from its ear.

Police said the incident remains under investigation.

"Kalamazoo Public Safety would like to remind everyone that 'no person shall hunt or trap wildlife at any time within the City limits' (ord 7-9). Humane trapping and releasing is allowed for some nuisance animals and animals causing damage to property," the department said.

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