Reply #3: See if there os a wildlife rescue group in your area

[csziggy]

That's what I have done for the immature foxes who are starving and suffering from mange that have been hanging around the farm. We've had several good years for the foxes and now we have an over population. Once the mama fox had her litter this year and chased last year's kits off the hunting territory, they have been in poor shape. So far we've trapped one and I am waiting for the wildlife group to bring back the trap so we can try to capture the one that comes by the front porch every morning. There may be another one. but I have not seen him for a while. He either moved off to the north or lost his fight for survival.

I don't call Animal Control anymore. Last year we had some aggressive dogs harassing my horses, cats AND us - Animal Control said unless I knew where they lived, they could do nothing. So I found out who the owners were, then Animal Control would not even visit the home and give them a warning or inspect their fences. Since the dogs continued to be people aggressive, I started carrying my gun and let the owners know that if the dogs kept coming over, they might be shot. Since then, I have seen the owners more often than the dogs - they show up here every time the damned dogs get lose. The next time the owners show up here I will tell them to keep the hell off my property as I am fed up with them claiming their dogs almost never get out, when they are here looking for them twice a month.