Raccoon Update XVII - All Are Welcome In the Critter Cafe

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Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0	Message 1352331 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 5:42:45 UTC - in response to Message 1352330. That kitty cat does not look amused, Vic! Kitties never look amused, their hunters, serious ones... A big 10-4 on that one!!! ID: 1352331 ·

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1352332 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 5:45:50 UTC Our cats are hoping for live baby chicks in their Easter baskets. They will be disappointed... ID: 1352332 ·

Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0	Message 1352333 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 5:46:54 UTC - in response to Message 1352332. Our cats are hoping for live baby chicks in their Easter baskets. They will be disappointed... "Dead chickies ain't no fun" ID: 1352333 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65755 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1352334 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 5:52:21 UTC - in response to Message 1352333. Our cats are hoping for live baby chicks in their Easter baskets. They will be disappointed... "Dead chickies ain't no fun" Of course not, Grace likes chicken and turkey, she's rather turned off at fish for some reason. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1352334 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1352480 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 15:46:35 UTC In the light of Easter comfort, would you employ this lot? It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1352480 ·

Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20	Message 1352492 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 16:09:47 UTC - in response to Message 1352489. Lets all email Sue and tell her what we think! First, let's find out where they remove the raccoons TO. Hoping it is a relocation service rather than an eradication service... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1352492 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65755 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1352497 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 16:27:08 UTC - in response to Message 1352480. Nope, that's a doomed business. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1352497 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65755 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1352545 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 20:07:32 UTC - in response to Message 1352518. They are listed as a pest control service, so I doubt they will care much about the fate of the animals once they have been paid. Sadly Raccoons are classified as that in the USA. Angela is a saint. Yeah Angela is that. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1352545 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22215 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1352552 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 20:19:49 UTC Au contraire, mon enfant. I'm sure they are most concerned about the fate of the animals in their "care", many pest control companies charge "per tail", so the more tails they present the bigger the bill. So they are most concerned about the fate of their charges. Just not in the same manner as Angela... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1352552 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 1352556 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 20:33:30 UTC Under Toronto bylaws it is illegal for unlicensed people to intentionally kill a raccoon (or any wildlife) in city limits except when the person is in personal danger from the animal. And then be prepared for a long discussion with the bylaw people before they let you off. Licenced pest removal people must remove the wildlife to an approved area outside the city, unless it is injured or rabid. Then they must kill it per a limited list of allowed methods. Removals are billed by the hour, and can run to thousands of dollars. Yeah they are cute, but they can cause considerable property damage. A few years back my sister and her husband got stuck with $5K+ in repair bills, plus a removal fee, after a family of raccoons moved into their attic. Their house insurance declined to pay ANY of it, because they waited too long to hire a removal guy. ID: 1352556 ·

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1352569 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 21:12:49 UTC Yes, my little woodland friends are justifiably classified as "pests" and I completely understand why sane people really don't want them around. One of my aunts also had a mama raccoon decide that my aunt's attic made a perfect nursery. My aunt hired a removal company that allegedly specialized in "relocation". A couple of employees came out and somehow managed to catch or trap the mama and her babies, remove them from the attic, and then nail up some sort of sturdy metal grating structure over the place where the mama raccoon had managed to get in. Well, the "relocation" must not have been farther than the canyon in back of my aunt's house because about two nights later the metal grating was off the hole and the mama raccoon had moved all of her babies right back to where she thought they should be! Raccoon mamas can be very determined creatures. My aunt hired a different company for round two and I am sorry to report that "relocation" was not in the title of the second company. Sigh... ID: 1352569 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65755 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1352576 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 21:35:44 UTC - in response to Message 1352569. Well I don't consider caring for wildlife to be crazy Angela, sane people wouldn't care what happened, if some think yer crazy then so are we all. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1352576 ·

Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80	Message 1352585 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 21:49:31 UTC - in response to Message 1352576. Well I don't consider caring for wildlife to be crazy Angela, sane people wouldn't care what happened, if some think yer crazy then so are we all. +100 Vic. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. ID: 1352585 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65755 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1352587 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 21:51:54 UTC - in response to Message 1352585. Well I don't consider caring for wildlife to be crazy Angela, sane people wouldn't care what happened, if some think yer crazy then so are we all. +100 Vic. Thanks Mike. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1352587 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65755 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1352591 - Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 21:56:45 UTC - in response to Message 1352589. sane people wouldn't care what happened, Challenge! Well, I'm sane, and I do care very much what happens. You don't have to be crazy to care about Raccoons. Anyone want to argue? I was talking about those who don't care Chris, We're all sane animal lovers here. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1352591 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1352628 - Posted: 1 Apr 2013, 0:15:45 UTC Gosk! That debate lasted longer than I thought ... Happy Easter to you and all raccoons ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1352628 ·

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 1353011 - Posted: 3 Apr 2013, 22:08:04 UTC "sorry boys, no free lunch today"......... ID: 1353011 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 1353014 - Posted: 3 Apr 2013, 22:18:43 UTC Q: what do you call the brown gooey stuff between an elephant's toes? A: slow heynas. ID: 1353014 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1353048 - Posted: 4 Apr 2013, 0:32:43 UTC Awsome ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1353048 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1353158 - Posted: 4 Apr 2013, 6:50:29 UTC rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1353158 ·

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