Raccoon family’s stay at a 'temporary Airbnb' cut short by animal control
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Hopefully this furry family took a good look at the refund policy. 

A heartwarming video captured deputies saving a raccoon family trapped inside a wood-burning stove in Colorado. The incident unfolded as the mother raccoon made a daring escape up the chimney, resembling a scene from an action movie, as described by the police.

Animal control deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unusual yet endearing call on May 19th. The call reported unexpected visitors taking shelter in an outdoor wood-burning stove situated on a local resident’s property.

Upon opening the stove door, deputies discovered a family of raccoons, consisting of a mother raccoon and her five young kits, comfortably settled amongst the soot. Before the officials could even intervene, the mother raccoon made a quick getaway, leaving her adorable kits behind.

“As the stove door opened, momma raccoon ran up the chimney and onto the roof like it was her personal action movie,” the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office sheriff’s office said.

The video shows the deputy carefully grabbing the babies left behind by the scruff of the neck and lifting them out and finding a new home for them. 

They each put up a fuss, making a cute squeaky chirping sound as they protest their removal from what the sheriff’s office called their “temporary Airbnb.” 

“Oh my god” one of the deputies says as she scoops one of the babies out in a cloud of ash. “You’re so cute!” She shows another deputy the baby who gives the soot-covered rascal a loving rub on the head. 

The last one, covered in the most soot, seemed the most resigned to its fate. It gives a pathetic wave to the deputy’s body camera.

“Our officers gently scooped up the tiny, fussy fluffballs and gave them a safe spot to wait: a cozy, quiet bush just outside the home,” the sheriff said.

The babies offered up minor resistance, wriggling in the deputies hands as they carried them, but eventually they settled into their new home.

“The babies were healthy, safe, and waiting for momma to make her way back, just a normal day for the JCSO Animal Control team (cape not included),” the sheriff’s office said.

“It’s what we do.”

The adorable rescue took place in Golden, a small town that sits at the bottom of the Rocky Mountains. It has a sign greeting visitors that reads: “Howdy Folks! Welcome to Golden Where The West Lives.”

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