Animal rescuers were called to a tree in Massachusetts to help out a stranded raccoon with a plastic jar stuck on its head. Photo courtesy of the Animal Rescue League of Boston
"[The raccoon] appeared to be healthy and uninjured, but the jar posed a number of dangers -- induced panic from the enclosed space, inability to eat or see, and the possibility of falling out of the tree," the Animal Rescue League said.
"Climbing about 15 feet up in to the tree and using an 11-foot extension pole, ARL Senior Rescue Agent Mike Brammer essentially had to play ring-toss with the jar, positioning it just right to pull it off the raccoon's head without making him panic," the ARL said.
The group said the jar was thrown out and the raccoon was set free in the tree.
