bad day
It’s a bad day to be a raccoon in our yard. We caught the raccoon that killed Georgie and injured Petunia. S/he will be gone by the end of the day.
Sorry, raccoon. I really am. You’re a very cute killer.
UPDATE: 2:35pm, the raccoon is gone.
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Bye bye, nasty beast. Do NOT ever come back.
He is cute, but Pringles doesnt want him at his house either. Sorry fluffy friend.
I hope you can feel better now now that he is gone. Its hard to rest easy knowing another one will take his place eventaully.
I have some new born baby musocvys here. Just say the word and I will pop them on a plane for you. Nothing cheers you up like small fluffy baby duck cuteness. I know becuase it works for me every time.
Hooray.. Hopefully all things can go back to as normal as it possibly can.
Hooray. .Hooray. .Hooray. . .
The masked murderer has been captured.
May s/he find a happy home far, far away
where there will be many garbage cans to explore
and s/he will be a threat no more.
R.I.P. Georgie. . . You will be missed by all your feathery, furry, and human ducks.
This is hard to look at, knowing what’s in the raccoon’s immediate future. He never knew that the moment before he stepped into the trap was the last free moment he would have on earth. But it has to be done. Why do these little predators have to be so cute?
It always cracks me up how Pringles talks in the third person. Pringles is a very funny goose.
Everybody now…
nah nah nah nah nah nah hey hey goo-ood byeeeeee
Oh, thank goodness. It has to be so incredibly stressful for poor Flapper there in the background, seeing the dangerous murderer sitting right there. I sure hope the company comes very very quickly to take him away. Yes, they are cute but when we have pets, we are responsible for their health and safety. It’s hard to do it but you are only doing what you have to do. I’m so relieved.
Poor raccoon. It’s manslaughter (voluntary or otherwise) not murder… but s/he was punished with death penalty.
I feel bad for raccoon, but I feel worse for flapper & co., especially Georgie and Toonie. So… sorry raccoon.
P.S. The raccoon looks like a masked bandit.
In our house, we have a rule – vermin that come into contact with us or our cats take their own chances. We don’t want any thing hurt, but if it strays into our space, it has to go. (Spiders may be the exception to this rule.)
You’ve done everything you could to keep your family safe, and I really hope you and the feathery friends feel better soon!
good ridince
I know it must be hard getting rid of the raccoon especially since he’s just doing what is natural to him as he is a wild animal… but it’s what you have to do to protect your flock. It’s what any good ma’ma would do.
I hope O’Malley, Flapper, Chewy, and Petunia are doing a little better. My thoughts are with you all.
Ouch, but thank goodness you caught it. May I suggest leaving the trap another few days to make sure there are not more daytime marauders?
Linda – it’s a 30-day contract, so we’ll have them for a while longer.
I’m glad the raccoon was caught. I do hope you do keep the trap out longer throughout your 30 day contract just in case there are other bandit type mauraders taking a look at the fluffy, well fed ducks.
The ducks are forever safe now – so no need to worry. Raccoons can come and go during the night or day and the ducks are in raccoon-proof pens.
Dear Tiffany,
I would like to say how sorry I am for your loss. I can only imagine how you are feeling at this time. Even though we all, unfortunately, go through loss of a loved one at some point in our lives, we all feel it in a very personal and unique way. Please know that my thoughts are with you.
I would also like to offer my help regarding the safety of the rest of your “kids”. A large part of my job at a local wildlife center is assisting people with ideas for keeping their pets safe from injury and predation by wildlife.
I also offer humane, non-lethal solutions to wildlife conflicts. Removing the wild animal almost never solves the problem. All it does is open up an opportunity for another animal. And it is an unfair outcome for the animal. Pest control companies are legally obligated to euthanize the wildlife they are hired to trap. Some of those companies use questionable methods of euthanasia.
I would really like to offer my assistance in helping you make the rest of your companions as safe as possible. Please email if you are interested!
Sincerely,
Cindy K
Cindy -
Thanks for the note. All of the ducks are safe now. We did hire a trapping company, but canceled them early, as we’re not interested in having extra raccoons euthanized for simply acting according to their nature.
Best,
Tiff, Flap & the flock