CUTE PICTURE ALERT: Bacon-loving skunk put in 'fat camp'
A podgy skunk gorged itself so much on bacon sarnies that it's had to be put on a strict veggie diet.
Mr Bumble's love of the pork life resulted in him ballooning to a dangerous 6.35kg (one stone) - double the ideal weight for a healthy skunk.
He was having a swell time, but his clueless owners eventually handed their beloved pet over to the RSPCA when they realised they couldn't cope with his size.
At Tropiquaria animal park near Watchet, Somerset, his waistline has been put under strict observation.
A regime of vegetables, bananas and melon and two half-hour walks a day has resulted in Mr Bumble shedding the flab.
Park owner Chris Noisier told the BBC: 'We're now working on dieting him down to what he should be and clearly bacon butties are not a normal part of a skunk's diet in the wild.
'We're putting him on the vegetarian option at the moment. It's very much like a human weight-watching issue.
'He is getting to meet lots of new people so there's lots going on in his life and I suspect it's making up for the lack of his old favourite food.'
A skunk's natural diet in the wild mainly consists of carrion, insects, mice and a range of greenery.
The animals are native to North America, but have become popular as house pets in the UK.
If you do buy one: make sure you don't let it pig out!
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Lol cute ugly fatty :P
