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definitely off topic:
https://www.wtsp.com/article/life/anim ... 6d-4edf-af26-f0d9d4d28d99 Quote:
Posted on: 2019/9/15 13:44
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10 raccoons test positive for rabies in N.J. town. Cops had to shoot 1 after it charged at man walking his dog. Today 11:16 AM (9/13/2019) By Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Health officials in a Morris County town are warning residents after 10 rabid raccoons have been captured and two other clearly sick raccoons have had to be euthanized in recent weeks, officials said. The raccoons have been spotted during the day in Denville throughout the 12-square mile township and are not just confined to one area, animal control officer Meredith Petrillo said Friday. https://www.nj.com/morris/2019/09/10-r ... -man-walking-his-dog.html
Posted on: 2019/9/13 15:48
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once when driving through the heights one night, i saw a mama skunk and her kits walking across the street. i was surprised that there were skunks in the heights; i know they were all over downtown.
Posted on: 2019/9/12 22:55
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I have seen wild turkeys running around the grass around the Lackawanna warehouse. I've run into groups of them hiking around Vermont.... they can be a bit aggressive... Wonder if something like video below will happen here in J.C. sometime in the future:
Posted on: 2019/9/12 19:29
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This is off on a tangent but related, since we're talking about wild animals... Did anyone ever hear raccoons mating in their back yard, or somewhere outside their home?
I did once, a few summers ago I think, in the middle of the night, it was so loud and intense it woke me up, since my bedroom faces my backyard, on the ground level and I can't say for sure the raccoons were actually mating but it sure looked and sounded like it as it had been described before. Let me tell you, it was one of those things so unique it stays permanently etched in your mind. Sounded like cats fighting, only 100 times louder with screams 100 times more intense. When they finished their business, both were covered in blood and then just wandered away. Not quite the way humans mate. I think it woke up some people in the surrounding homes too because I saw a few other lights on that night. You just don't see stuff like this on the National Geographic Channel, or Nova. Mother Nature at her finest.
Posted on: 2019/9/12 18:04
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Not true, we have fostered over 3 dozen kittens for LHS and they still refused, told us to call AC, who never followed up. Jersey Cats also refused to take her. At this point we've had her for 2 months and I guess she's staying, but we felt forced into it by the lack of support and will be very reluctant to be proactive and rescue a cat ourselves if we don't want to keep it.
Posted on: 2019/9/12 17:56
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*that cannot escape* The OP stated that they couldn?t even locate the animal themselves, or even identify it. Going by a strict reading of the highlighted item, if wildlife makes its way to your home, Animal Control is only required to assist IF the animal is unable to make its way out. A wild animal that meanders into your home and has left (or, could leave) will not warrant a visit by AC personnel.
Posted on: 2019/9/12 15:05
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Speaking of skunks...
While putting the trash cans on the curb last night, I found myself about six feet away from one. First time I have actually seen one in the Heights. He looked well fed....
Posted on: 2019/9/12 13:06
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Couple things: If you bring the kitten directly to LHS, they will take it. Or PM me, and I'll try to hook you up with a local rescue. We are lousy with kittens over here...so what's one more?
Posted on: 2019/9/12 10:59
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Actually, yes, that is within their mission. But it seems like their primary job is being non-responsive so as to make whatever it is the citizens problem. They will not even return a call. Even the nice workers at LHS admit as much. Lord help you if instead of calling them 10 times till they send someone with a trap you rescue a cat yourself but are unable to keep it. You might as well put it out on the street again, even the cat rescues won't take it. Ask me how I know, the kitten is making our elderly cat miserable. http://www.libertyhumane.org/animal_response_team Quote:
Posted on: 2019/9/11 18:32
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I really hope that last post is a joke. But, if it isn't... why would anyone think/assume/believe that Animal Control can and should locate, trap, and dispose of random wildlife making its way into private property?
[sarcasm] Ill be sure to call Animal Control the next time a bird flies into my place! [/sarcasm]
Posted on: 2019/9/11 17:59
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I recently called Animal Control and asked them to come to my home. An animal had gotten into our house (there was scat and prints but no sighting). They refused to come out because I didn't know what type of animal it was or where it was in our house. Really? I was speaking with a woman named Brittany. Unsatisfied with her response, I asked to speak with a manager and she informed me she was the manager. One last time, I asked her to please send someone to my home. She told me I needed to hire a contractor to find out where the hole were in my house! Yikes! Who is in charge/responsible for Animal Control? I was being bounced from 'Jersey City Animal Control' to LHS and back ... and in my case, without any service or help. This needs to change.
Posted on: 2019/9/11 14:08
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Is that personal to me? If so, why and isn't that broad minded and neighborly? Or is it a general mythantropy and part of the anti human movement?
Posted on: 2019/9/11 12:55
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Fixed it for you.
Posted on: 2019/9/10 18:40
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haha. But you mean plus one to the skunks.
Posted on: 2019/9/10 16:43
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+1 to the City!
Posted on: 2019/9/10 16:41
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I had noticed over the summer that the skunk population of the Lafayette neighborhood has gotten out of control. I see them in the evening walking up and down Lafayette Street and Halladay, going up and down people's steps. I also see them around the gazebo in the park. Multiples at the same time!
This all became very personal when my wife and dog got skunked this morning in our backyard. I called City Hall this morning and asked for Animal Control. A nice woman answered. Her name is Brittany. I told her what I was calling about and she said, ?Yes, we are aware of it. There have been many calls.? ?Great!?? I though, there must be a plan. So I asked to be updated on what the City has been doing. The answer: ?Nothing.? I was incredulous. Then I got a gentle lecture. I was told that skunks are wildlife and they have a right to live. I was further told that the Animal Control ?does not trap healthy wildlife.? It was further explained that Jersey City?s animal control is humane I was incredulous and exploded. This is insane. We are a densely populated city. These animals have no predators and will get at of control. Skunks are particularly good at being vectors for rabies. https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2019/05/r ... sex-county-this-year.html We had already had a raccoon problem. Raccoons enter homes and cause havoc. We also have a possum problem. Where will this lead? I asked the humane young lady about rats. They are wildlife. What happens to them. She said, ?Pest Control handles them. So I called City Hall and asked for Pest Control. I got directed right back to the nice humane lady. I explained and apologized. I called City Hall back and explained that there is supposed to be another office that handles the eradication of rats even though they are wild life and it is not Animal Control but might be Pest Control. I was transferred again to a voice mail of a guy who did not identify himself or the office.
Posted on: 2019/9/10 15:47
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