06/15/2019
I love this! Education is important!
What's your perception of this animal?
We were contacted by a gentleman that had trapped a raccoon. Something was getting in his trash and he wanted to figure out what it was. He asked us to come relocate the raccoon he caught. We explained how relocating isn't actually a humane option, but often a death sentence for the animal. No, we're not nuisance animal removers, but we do try to help educate the public on how to coexist with wildlife.
When Greg got there, he saw that this was a nursing mom. She has babies out there somewhere depending on her! He gave the homeowner some tips on how to secure his trash can lids and explained how the mom wasn't rabid, but coming out during the day because she is having to work harder to hunt and forage for herself and her babies that she's feeding. During the conversation, the homeowner looked at this "nuisance animal" in a brand new light. She's a single mom with mouths to feed! Relocating her would leave babies somewhere to slowly starve to death without her. The homeowner allowed Greg to release her, with a smile on his face. He's going to take simple measures to secure his trashcans, and start putting a little dog food out at the tree line of his wooded property to give momma a little help