04/12/2026
🚨 Let’s talk about wildlife control in Michigan 🚨
I recently made a post about trapping practices—and shortly after, I was contacted by a company and told to remove it. So here we are again, but this time we’re keeping it focused on education and awareness. 👇
In Michigan, many wildlife control practices still involve trapping animals and then killing them. That may be common in parts of the industry—but that doesn’t make it humane.
And a lot of us—rehabbers, rescuers, and everyday people—don’t agree with it.
🛑 If your solution is to trap a healthy wild animal and end its life simply because it became inconvenient… that is not humane wildlife control.
Let’s talk about practices that many of us consider inhumane:
❌ Killing animals after trapping
❌ Relocating animals outside of their established territory (often a death sentence)
❌ Relocating dependent young or separating them from their mother
❌ Leaving orphaned babies behind to starve or suffer
❌ Allowing animals to remain in traps for extended periods
(Michigan law requires traps to be checked at least every 24 hours—but that doesn’t mean an animal should sit that long)
❌ Using methods that cause prolonged stress, fear, or injury
❌ Failing to address the root issue—leading to more animals being trapped again and again
Wildlife doesn’t end up in homes by accident—they are responding to shelter loss, food availability, and human expansion.
✨ Humane solutions DO exist
✨ Conflicts can be resolved without killing
✨ Prevention and exclusion actually fix the problem
There ARE companies doing it the right way đź‘Ź
• Precision Wildlife Removal
• Nature’s Helping Hands Wildlife Removal (Livonia)
• Compassionate Critter Removal
These companies focus on humane practices like exclusion, deterrence, and ethical eviction—rather than defaulting to lethal outcomes.
💡 And if you’re unsure what to do, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Licensed wildlife rehabbers (like myself) are always willing to help guide you—often completely free—so you can solve the issue without harming the animal.
At the end of the day…
We can do better.
We SHOULD do better.
🦊 Compassion isn’t weakness—it’s responsibility.
