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What's IWM?
Integrated Wildlife Management allows humans and animals to coexist while minimizing impact Call Us Today 866–730–2154 We look forward to discussing your situation Superior Service Learn what our clients have to say about us Request an Appointment |
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Owen Animal Control Methodology
Owen Animal Control provides a comprehensive and proven solution. Our approach employs a six-step approach to effectively resolve
wildlife / human conflicts. These steps are listed below and are then discussed in detail. Skip to any section by clicking
on the word in the list.
Observation Our certified technicians will perform inspections to determine what animal(s) may have invaded your site, building or home and where they are living. Areas of inspections include the outside of the structure, especially:
Return to Top Determination We will determine where animals get in, how to remove them, and how to prevent a repeat of the problem. Food sources: Feeding birds or ‘stray cats’ can entice skunks, raccoons, opossums, or mice to also get a meal. This brings animals into close proximity to our homes and in a short time those very same occasional feeders have discovered the many great places to make their home at your home or office. Shelter: Patios, porches, sun rooms, utility sheds, crawl spaces, attics, dryer/bathroom vents, landscaping, decks, etc., all provide spaces where animals can reside. Return to Top Capture  Capture, trapping and animal removal should be left to professionals. Mishandling of an animal can be very dangerous to you and others as well as to the captured animal. Many of the more problematic species; skunks, squirrels, rabbits, opossums, raccoons are regulated by game law codes as furbearers and game animals. It is illegal, unless properly licensed, to be in the possession of, or transport these animals. Return to Top  Removal Removal may be as simple as loading an animal in a trap onto the back of a pick-up truck and driving away. This is typical for ground hogs, skunks, raccoons, squirrels. Sometimes removals involve the use of specialty devices such as one-way doors, funnels, and specialty traps. The specialty equipment used to exclude them is not a trap but rather a device that allows escape but no reentry. The use of these devices must be coordinated with the life cycle of the animal. For instance, excluding squirrels and bats from an attic during the spring and early summer, when young are born, may strand infants in the attic only to die. This may create an unhealthy and unpleasant condition for the occupants of the house, due to decaying animals and other associated pests. Some of these animals are recognized as rabies vector species, which can carry and transmit rabies to humans. Wild animals should never be handled haphazardly. Return to Top Prevention  Exclusion is the process of installing barriers or devices to keep, birds, animals, and reptiles out of certain areas. A common site is the space under your deck. The area was fine until skunks moved in. How could this have been prevented? Heavy screening material, which allow for continued air flow, will keep creatures out when properly installed. Dryer and exhaust vents provide perfect spots for birds to nest. With ease, many birds can flip open a vent cover or all too often, due to lint build-up, the vent is already partially or totally open. Squirrels can exploit poorly or un-screened gable vents. Mice and snakes will exploit gaps along a foundation or the corner channels of a sided house. Industrial, commercial, and retail settings often provide roosts for birds, creating an unsanitary condition for people to work. Owen Animal Control will provide the knowledge and expertise for the ‘do it yourselfer’, as well as complete the work for those who would rather leave it to the ‘exclusion experts’. A complete site inspection by OAC will provide you with the information needed to successfully prevent animals, birds, and reptiles from making your home, office, warehouse, industrial site their home. Return to Top Restoration  Animal damage can be either direct or indirect. In any case, repairs may be required. Owen Animal Control has the experience in building repair and maintenance to the job as well as skilled tradesman for a host of tasks from soffit and fascia work to electrical. masonry and carpentry. Often holes and gaps high on a house will be home to squirrels. Areas at ground level, particularly holes left by ground hogs, provide a perfect dwelling for skunks, opossums, raccoons, and stray cats. Repairs are an essential ingredient to solving the problem permanently. Beware some other suburban/urban creature will be happy to fill the vacancy just created. |
