Yes, Animal control should be working to get all skunks, cats, and dogs with no collar. Also, try to control raccoons, skunks and opossums appearing on the city. There are so many of them just going around the streets. Gardens, parks and streets are covered by animal feces and nobody takes responsibility. I live around Van Nostrand Avenue, between Bergen and MLK and at night there is a racoon, he crossed the street and goes from one house to another, and he is huge. Opossums are having babies, and cats are just tripling.
Please help.

These animals are not dangerous nor are they a threat to you and your family. This is their habitat every but as much as it is ours. Please see the link below for information on each of them. After you learn more about the animals, you will be able to tell if they are exhibiting any abnormal behavior, at which point it is appropriate to seek assistance.

https://www.sthuberts.org/resources/

For more info please visit us at www.notlostjc, ig/fb @notlostjc. And visit www.neighborhoodcats.org for information on their humane feral cat tnr initiative.

With all due respect- this is absolutely NOT a natural habitat for any of these animals - including the feral cats that I shall now assume you are feeding. Perhaps not, but I know a feral cat advocate when I see one.
I happen to like most of those cats.
Feeding them is not the answer. Shall we debate it? It creates a problem, not solves it.
Skunks are NOT native to the city. It sprays and perhaps once you get sprayed you'll change your tune.
I've seen the opposum clinging to peoples' doors.
Imagine walking out to that.
No one is cleaning up after them. It's a mess and that basement has GOT to be toxic.
I wouldn't want it abut my building.
A saw a man exit the building right next door and almost walk into the skunk a few mornings ago.
You are most certainly WRONG about this being a natural environment for any of these animals.

You clearly didn't even take the time to read any of the literature that I included in my comment... Which I figured. The cats are the only animal you mentioned that are not native to this area...So yeah, for the others, it is absolutely their habitat. With most of them, relocation doesn't work... But then again, you'd know that if you took the time to educate yourself.

No one is advocating feeding feral cats without proper tnr practices. Again, you'd know that too if...

Oh never mind. What's that saying about not being able to help people that don't help themselves?

Good luck with animal control...

I grew up in the country.
I have 3 wildlife biologists and one Vet in my family.
My grandmother had a skunk as a "pet" and a good friend had two - one after the other.
All de-scented.
None of them was friendly. I know skunks. Better than you.
I know plenty about feeding feral cats and the problems it creates. Feeding them increases the rate they breed. Don't assume I know lesss than you on this subject.

I'm agreeing with you Larry. I advocate for animal control. Besides, cats and dogs doing pee and pooping all around; there are too many wild animals around the city. Where I live it's the middle of Jersey City, so I'm not that close to an open wild space or park. Animal Control, should be doing more research, and penalizing people who do not care about pets, also wild animals should be out of the City Streets. Along the years living in Jersey City, the City that I love, I do see these issues are not being treated as a serious concern. I love animals too but when I see the huge raccoon going from one side to another of my block I just feel like, what do we do now? That animal is getting into the backyard, as well as opossums. If this is a good place to ask questions, and tell community concerns, that is exactly what we are doing right now. Also, we are showing that these issues exists, and shouldn't be dismiss.

I DID read the information from the links you so thoughtfully provided.
The animals should be relocated to their natural environment - including the cats.
The basement should be filled in. It's a filthy health hazard.
Good day to you.

Congratulations...I grew up in the country myself. Wouldn't think of making a wild animal a pet... Absolutely no need for that.

Again, if you care to read about our tnr practices, you'll find that the colonies we're involved with are all fixed and stable or declining.

Relocation doesn't work...

And I'm around these skunks, raccoons and opossums nearly daily and I've never once seen one be aggressive. I've seen unhealthy animals behave oddly (like raccoons walking around in the daytime like they're drunk because they had distemper...Rarely though and never here).

I have actually accidentally trapped skunks while trapping cats and never been sprayed... Just opened the traps and let their little (or big) nearly blind selves walk right out.

But come on... Your biologists can tell you all this...

Again, good luck with animal control.

I've met a woman who has already caught some of the cats in the area and found homes for them.
I really do like the cats. I like most animals more than people. I think there are two people commenting on my post.
One in agreement and I think the other is trying to convince me it's all a Peaceable Kingdom going on there.
I even like the skunk. I think it needs to be elsewhere though. It'll probably get run over the way it waddles up the street. They really have no fear. Anyway.
Thank you all (both) for your careful consideration on this matter.

We can agree that the basement should be filled in... After the critters are cleared out, of course 😉

I think we all want the best for us and the animals. Please see our website www.notlostjc.com for a little more info on us.

We are the first in line to advocate for a new and improved animal control in Jersey City and could use your support.

I too thank you both for your comments and interest in our animal population. We all gotta live here... We just need to do it better.

Feel free to contact me directly through the site.

"These animals are not dangerous" Really??? Raccoons, skunks & opossums? Besides the obvious sanitary issues & numerous deceases they may have / spread, try to take them in your house & see what happens. I agree with Larry & Chance1, they don't belong in an urban environment, Animal Control needs to round them up!

Not helpful JC Anthony.

They are wild animals and would, of course, object to being taken into a house.

Diseases they may carry are no different than the diseases any domestic animal may contract by going outside; domestic animals and humans that are likely vaccinated against such diseases anyway.

Did you know that opossums are not a rabies vector species because their body temperature is too low to host the virus?

Please see the links in the thread above to learn more.

Sorry for the delay in our communications.