Merch commemorating drunk Virginia raccoon raises over $250,000 for animal shelter

Staff at the Ashland animal shelter sold merch of raccoon they cared for after he was found passed out in a liquor store

Merchandise commemorating the raccoon that gained international fame by barging into a Virginia liquor store, smashing bottled spirits and passing out drunk in a bathroom on Black Friday has raised more than a quarter-million dollars for the local animal shelter where he slept off his bender.

The Hanover county animal protection shelter raised the charitable amount after caring for the inebriated raccoon in question and teaming up with custom apparel maker Bonfire to create and sell items seizing on the internet virality achieved by the creature.