Animal sanctuary

So I go outside to take the trash to the curb last night. As I'm walking around the house I hear so rustling behind the fence and what sounds like a plastic trash can closing. Oh, I figure, the neighbor must be taking out her trash, too. Then I get a little closer and something jumps up onto the fence. At first I'm thinking cat, but this looks awfully big for a cat. Then I realize this "cat" has a masked face and a ringed tail. Looks like now we need to figure out a way to keep raccoons out of the trash. (Sorry there were no photos for the post. I don't usually take my camera to the trash, and the raccoon wasn't going to stick around for portraits.)