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SCENT PACKING: Cautious Cops Free Skunk With Head Stuck In Beer Can

This is the moment Nebraska officers free a thirsty skunk with its head stuck in a beer can.

The whiffy woodland creature was rescued by Lincoln Animal Control officers in the city of Lincoln in the US state of Nebraska.

Experts removed a Miller Lite can from the small mammal’s head without being sprayed with its legendary stinky liquid from its anal glands.

Animal control officers rescue of a skunk found wandering a neighbourhood with its head stuck in a beer can, in Lincoln , Nebraska, on 26th June. (@LincolnAnimalControl/Newsflash)

Lincoln Animal Control said on 26th June: “Operation Drunk as a Skunk was successful!

“Just a friendly reminder to responsibly dispose of your garbage in order to not potentially harm the wildlife!”

In the footage, the skunk is seen running around a grass verge with its head apparently stuck in the beer can.

Animal control officers rescue of a skunk found wandering a neighbourhood with its head stuck in a beer can, in Lincoln , Nebraska, on 26th June. (@LincolnAnimalControl/Newsflash)

The filming officer jokes: “This call just stinks!”

A female animal control official tries to pull the can from the skunk’s head, but without any luck.

She then throws a towel over the animal’s body to prevent it from moving while her colleague carefully twists the beer can off the skunk’s head.

Animal control officers rescue of a skunk found wandering a neighbourhood with its head stuck in a beer can, in Lincoln , Nebraska, on 26th June. (@LincolnAnimalControl/Newsflash)

With its sight returned, the skunk scampers across the grass verge to make its way home without kicking up a stink.

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