One morning you see an outdoor garbage can tipped over. Plastic bags are torn open. What could you infer?

Animals probably tore the bags open because they were searching for food

My inference would be that an animal had been through the garbage, I'd guess it's most likely a raccoon from the torn bags. I would also infer the animal most likely went through the bags from the night before, since raccoons are primarily nocturnal, and if it did happen the day before I would've noticed it beforehand.