Animal Cruelty Wisconsin??

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If I live in wisconsin and have racoons living under my deck, is it illegal to poison them??  If I 'accidentally' leave a shallow dish full of anti-freeze in the backyard next to the opening where they exit my deck, could I be charged with animal cruelty?


I am not interested in the opinions of any animal lovers.  It could cost me $500+ to have them removed via trapping.  I don't have $500 to spend on myself, I am not spending that on pests.

Maria · Accepted Answer

Yes and the fine you face is more than $500.00 and God-for-bid someones animal gets into it because those charges are much heftier.  Also you can also face environmental fines as you cannot leave poison out in the open like that.  You need to figure out how to close off under the deck and get anything else that may attract the raccoons locked up so they can't get to it or just remove it.  If all you do is kill them, more or other animals will take shelter under the deck as it obviously seems like a good home to the outdoor animals. Since you can't kill every animal outside you need to eliminate the possibility that any animal can get under there.  Try blocking it off and putting moth balls under there.

Oops, I did it again........... · Answer

Check out  http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74116.html
It does say people have not had much luck with mothballs, but they worked for us although we only had one. Cheap enough it may be worth trying though.

Anonymous · Answer

you should check with the state dept of fish and game I am sure they have a website with rules and regs on such issues found it here it is
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/

ryan w · Answer

SHOTGUNS!!!!!!!!!And Hound dogs

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