TRENDING NOW: Chunky raccoons get evicted

If you're feeling sensitive about your slightly larger physique heading out of the holiday season, you may want to commiserate with these furry creatures.

Gates Wildlife Control, a Scarborough-area humane wildlife removal company, offered up a quick look at what evicting a chunky raccoon family is like just before Christmas break.

TRENDING NOW: Chunky raccoons get evicted | iNFOnews.ca

"Eleven Raccoons Stuck Inside Porch," shot by Gates Wildlife Field Supervisor Joel, shows the robust raccoons huddling together before they are prodded to move to their own home. The video seems to have struck a chord and has been viewed 1.6 million times in recent days.


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