It's a Zoo
In addition to the dogs and the mice that scare the crap out of me in the middle of the night, we have possums around the house.
We stuck a bag of garbage out on the porch and put up the dog gate so they don't get into it. That night, James looked out and saw a possum with some part of it's anatomy stuck in the ties of the garbage bag. At first, I was like "Leave it alone!", but then I saw the poor little guy. He was so ugly, he was cute! I grabbed a pair of scissors and bravely crept outside to cut him loose. The poor thing looked scared to death and wriggled himself free after I jiggled the bag.
He probably went back to his possum family and told the story of the big monster that was going to EAT him! Figures ;)
If I'd been REALLY mean, I would've let Pepper out ;)