Headline of the Day #2

Dog owner fends off raccoon with Samurai sword:

A Fairfield man used a Samurai sword Wednesday afternoon to defend his dog from an attack by what appears to have been a large raccoon.

Perhaps the raccoon's mask confused him into thinking he was being attacked by a ninja?

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