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Customer Raccoon Email: Good morning. I will be direct and brief. As you will be receiving many opinions on raccoons, this is just one more. It is obvious you have not only invested time and energy into this project, you appear to care
for the wildlife as well. With that, I raise only two concerns: One of the many challenges and considerations in rehabilitation is the last step, often underplayed or ignored, and that is the release of the animal. As many states and localities,
have restrictions and ordinances, I would strongly urge communication to the public regarding not just releasing the animals anywhere..we know the multiple ramifications of that. Also, I appreciate your concerns verbalized as to the public removing
the raccoons on their own... Lastly, though your raccoon poem is heartfelt, the photo is less than professional and may lend itself to promoting and perpetuating the image that raccoons are cute and cuddly and can be played with. That is not, in my
opinion, an appropriate message..as photos often speak louder than words. Wish you luck on your continued appeals to assist wildlife. Jeannie
My Answer: I guess I should discuss relocation issues. I suppose you're right about not making raccoons appear cute and cuddly.
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The raccoon (Procyon lotor), is a common urban animal, and native to North America. Raccoons are easy to recognize, with a black mask and ringed tail, as seen in the above photo.
Raccoons tend to weigh between 10-20 pounds as adults, and live an average of 5 years. They are mostly nocturnal, and are omnivores, and will often eat pet food or garbage. They have
become very acclimated to living in cities and urban areas. They are very strong, excellent climbers, very intelligent, and they are very skilled with their hands, which causes them to
commonly break into homes and attics, where they cause considerable damage, and they also destroy other property, and thus raccoons
are considered pest animals by many people, which is why I remove them. If you want to learn more, please read my How To Get Rid of Raccoons page.
AAAnimal Control is a privately owned wildlife removal and pest control business, located in Orlando Florida. I deal strictly with wild animals. I am not an extermination company, but a critter removal
and control specialist. The above photos are some of the many that I've taken in the field over my years of work. Please email me if
you have any questions about the above photographs, or any questions about
wildlife problems or raccoon control issues.
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