MARTINEZ: A video from animal control officers in Lincoln, Neb., shows a skunk with its head stuck inside a can of beer. An officer holds a towel over the animal while another removes the can.

The theory behind using tomato juice on a skunked dog comes from compounds in the juice including carotenoids and lycopene. These compounds supposedly should bind with the sulfur compounds in skunk ...

1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide; ¼ cup baking soda; a teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap. If you don’t have these ingredients, vinegar diluted with water will also help.