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I've tried calling animal control but they said I have to call when I see it and they are often closed then. They gave me a number to call after hours and that's the police station. I called after hours there and the policeman said that skunks "are part of nature" - that may be OK for Liberty State Park, but this is a basement where a building used to be and someone keeps feeding the feral cats - and now it's a haven for cats, opossum, a raccoon and this skunk - the skunk roams this neighborhood and came toward me and my dogs - followed us up the street
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A. Skunk, opossum, raccoon, feral cats
A. The skunk is the most troubling. It does spray and isn't afraid of people It's a fat, waddling, cat food eating skunk
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Chance1 (Usuario registrado)
Please help.
andy (Usuario registrado)
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.
Larry (Usuario registrado)
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.
andy (Usuario registrado)
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...
Larry (Usuario registrado)
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.
Chance1 (Usuario registrado)
Larry (Usuario registrado)
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.
andy (Usuario registrado)
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.
Larry (Usuario registrado)
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.
andy (Usuario registrado)
andy (Usuario registrado)
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.
JC Anthony (Usuario registrado)
andy (Usuario registrado)
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.
Cerrado HHS - Jmartinez (Usuario registrado)