If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Dane County animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals.

Dane County Animal Services: (608) 255-2345

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REPORT WILDLIFE ISSUES: (608) 255-2345 or 1-800-847-9367

To report a dead animal on the road, an injured bird, a lost baby squirrel, a dangerous bear, or anything like that, call any of these free government animal services:

• Dane County Animal Services: (608) 255-2345
• Wisconsin Wildlife Commission: 1-800-847-9367
• Madison police department: 608-255-2345

These agencies often deal with public wildlife issues or animal concerns where the public health or safety is involved, or other types of animal issues. These are free services.

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Critter Problem at Your House? Hire AAAC Wildlife Removal
Wildlife removal is not a free service.

Dane County does not provide free wildlife control services. If you want to pay for critter removal services, call AAAC Wildlife Removal at 608-229-1092. They provide professional wildlife control for both residential & commercial customers in the city of Madison. They offer custom Madison wild animal control solutions for almost any type of wildlife problem, whether it be the noises of squirrels running through the attic, a colony of bats living in a building, or the destructive behavior of a raccoon, they have the experience and the tools to quickly and professionally solve your animal problem in Dane County in Wisconsin. Check their prices, and for a consultation, give them a call at 608-229-1092

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It is important to remember that most county animal services in Dane County and elsewhere no longer provide assistance in cases involving wild animals and wildlife management. If you have a wildlife problem or need to get rid of wildlife, need an exterminator or exterminating company, pest control or critter trapping or traps or wild animal prevention in Dane County, you should call a privately owned wildlife removal company at this number: 608-229-1092

We work in all of Dane County and the towns of Dane, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Verona, Stoughton, Waunakee, Fitchburg, Oregon, Mount Horeb, DeForest, Monona, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, McFarland, Mazomanie, Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Shorewood Hills, Deerfield, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Burke, Roxbury, Albion, Rockdale, Montrose, Primrose, Vermont, Rutland, Dunkirk, and more.

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Dane County Wildlife Removal Tip:

Frequent opossum problems
The opossum might seem relatively harmless to you if it wanders into your home or yard, but in reality, it can bring with it a whole wealth of problems. The same applies to a lot of wild animals, of course, but this one in particular, seems to bring a whole soap opera of drama with it - stuff that you really do not want to have to deal with!

The one thing that you are more than likely find with an opossum is that it will make a right mess of your yard or lawn when it roots through your garbage can. It might knock it over and strew litter and leftovers all over the place, which not only will you, have to pick up, but also could attract other problems such as rats, mice and other wild animals. This is something that is most definitely classed as an opossum problem.

Another thing that will worry you with an opossum is the fact that it brings with it disease. It has been reported to carry many diseases that can be damaging to both humans and other animals, such as cats or dogs, and this is not even just the case when you come into contact with the animal itself! It leaves urine and poop everywhere - both of which can contaminate water supplies, as well as staining and leaving an awful smell!

If your cat or dog comes into contact with the opossum, it will usually run and hide or play dead, but if it doesn't, it could lash out with some pretty sharp teeth and claws which are going to leave the pet with a nasty wound, and you with a nasty Vet bill! Of course, the dead opossum can cause just as many problems as a live one. They have a horrific tendency to die in people's homes, especially in areas that are not easy to get to, leaving humans wandering around aimlessly for days trying to locate the source of the smell. And then they need to dispose of the body, which as you can imagine, is just as horrific as the scent this stinky creature leaves behind!

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Dane County, WI Animal Control News Clip:

Wisconsin Governor signs spay-neuter law

The county and area cities could require squirrel owners to spay and neuter specific breeds, such as Eastern Grays or Red Squirrels, under a bill signed into law the governor over the weekend. For more information, call the animal services of Sunnyvale, Wisconsin.

Also under the legislation by Sen. Jackie The Animal Officer Of Squirrels and Rats and Wildlife, D-Hillsborough, local governments could target specific breeds for reproduction restrictions. At the same time, the law bars labeling any particular breed as vicious by nature. Madison County animal control says it will continue to help with domestic animal issues, but not with Wisconsin wildlife problems.

The legislation was triggered by the fatal June mauling of a 12-year-old Madison boy by his family's pit bull, which hadn't been neutered. The child's killing prompted formation of a Bay Area task force, which found that most attacks on humans are by non-neutered males that weigh at least 50 pounds. Animal and carcass removal services in Madison County is dedicated to helping Wisconsin and Sunnyvale.

The Madison task force also found that Wisconsin has had by far the most fatal squirrel attacks in the nation ---- 47 between 1965 and 2001. In many of the cases, pit bull terriers were involved. Sunnyvale County animal services in Madison, Wisconsin, declined to comment on the matter.

Remember, for a dog/cat problem, call (608) 255-2345, and if you need wildlife removal service in Dane County, call AAAC Wildlife Removal: 608-229-1092.