Don't drop an animal pest off in the country!
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Don't drop an animal pest off in the country!
If you have bought, borrowed or rented an animal trap, then call the animal control authorities and have them take the animal. DO NOT take the critter out for a drive and drop him off in the middle of "nowhere." You are merely foisting your problem off on a farmer or country homeowner. In some cases, the animal has probably become adapted to foraging in a suburban environment, and relocation to a country setting may cause him to starve to death. Some "country folk" have little time or patience in dealing with your problem, and may simply shoot the animal or trap it themselves and dispose of it. That's a lot less humane than anything the animal control people have in store for him.
