NJ animal officer gets sprayed by skunk he was saving from disturbing situation Jen Ursillo Published: August 6, 2025 Screenshot from a YouTube video of the animal control officer who rescued a skunk who was in a trap and thrown over a bridge into a creek, left to drown in Phillipsburg (YouTube/Canva)

⬛ A skunk was left to die in a trap in a creek in Phillipsburg

⬛ An animal control officer rescued the animal from drowning

⬛ Authorities plan to arrest the person responsible for this act of cruelty

PHILLIPSBURG — A Washington Borough animal control officer was sprayed in the face by a skunk while trying to rescue it from a harrowing situation.

Officer Robert Lagonera took to Facebook to talk about his ordeal.

On Sunday, August 3, in Phillipsburg, the skunk was found in a Hav

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