Katrease Stafford

Detroit Free Press

In a scene reminiscent of a Looney Tunes cartoon, a couple of daring Michigan State Police troopers came to the rescue of a skunk with a yogurt cup stuck on its head that was spraying everything near it this morning in Royal Oak Township

The troopers were dispatched to the 21000 block of Glen Lodge around 8 a.m. after receiving calls about a "savage" skunk, according to an MSP news release.

The troopers found the skunk with its head stuck in a yogurt cup, running around in circles and spraying everything near it.

The officers attempted to contact local animal control, which advised the troopers it doesn't typically handle calls of that nature.

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The troopers "decided to risk the possible tomato juice bath and get the cup off the skunk's head on their own," the news release stated.

One trooper used a wooden pole to guide the skunk in a certain direction in hopes of distracting it and the second trooper ran up and gently grabbed the cup, freeing its head.

According to police, the skunk took a quick look around, nodded in appreciation and fled the scene.

It's unclear how the skunk got a hold of the yogurt cup, but according to MSP, the troopers cleared the scene unscathed.

Contact Katrease Stafford: kstafford@freepress.com or 313-223-4759.