Woman mistakes skunk for a cat, gets sprayed

[September 16, 2008]  MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. (AP) --  A Pennsylvania woman who thought she was petting a neighbor's cat got a smelly surprise when it turned out to be a skunk. Not only did the skunk spray the woman before dawn Monday, but it ran into her Mount Carmel home.

Police spent hours at the home before leaving the scene, but there was no immediate word if they were able to remove the animal.

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