Raccoon rescued after sticking its head in a Cape Cod drain grate

Animals sometimes get stuck in the strangest (and most terrible) of places. From a peanut butter jar to a car’s front grill, wildlife experts have certainly seen it all. But when Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts received a call about a raccoon trapped in a drain grate earlier this month, their veterinary staff had their hands full with three other emergencies. While they couldn’t get to the trapped raccoon right away, other animal lovers were ready to step in. T