Wildlife Damage Control comes across various techniques that allegedly work. While some of these techniques may work, we at Wildlife Damage Control ask at what price to safety, animal welfare etc.? Believe it or not we do believe in animal welfare as opposed to animal rights.
We have compiled this information for your perusal in the hopes of further educating the public about appropriate animal damage control.
1.Fallacy of the false cause: These techniques persist because people think the animal left because they did action "X". What the people didn't realize, was that the animal(s) left the location because they got hit by a car, trapped somewhere else, left due to fleas or some other reason. Just because result "Y" occurs after action "X" doesn't necessarily mean that "X caused Y".
2. Sometimes they are effective: Make no mistake some techniques we call quackery actually work. But we call them quackery because they fail to be the responsible control technique. For example, Anti-Freeze if drunk by the animal will kill it. But Anti-Freeze isn't an appropriate way to get rid of the animal.
3. It makes sense: Some techniques are used because they make sense to the person attempting to use it. This is a classic example of something being theoretically or logically true without being actually true.
4. Slick advertising: American's love Madison Avenue. We love a good commercial that promises animal control without sweat, problems or killing. Just squirt this or plug in that and all your wildlife problems will go away. Hey, do you want to buy a bridge?
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Many people including animal rights groups suggest using ammonia and/or ammonia
soaked rags to drive out unwanted wildlife. But if you read the label, you will
see it cautions you not to breathe the vapors. Ammonia also isn't approved for
use with animals. The MSDS is posted at, www.jtbaker.com/msds/a5472.php
Raccoon Damage Control Quackery
Stephen Vantassel is a Certified Wildlife Control Professional. He is a nationally known writer including having been an assistant editor for Wildlife Control Technology magazine, author of numerous ADC articles as well as The Wildlife Removal Handbook rev.ed and the Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook rev. ed. Mr. Vantassel is also a vocal critic of the growing animal rights movement. He has exposed the fallacies and deceptions of the animal rights protest industry through debate, lecture and publication.
4/21/03
Disclaimer: WDC seeks to provide accurate, effective and responsible information on resolving human/wildlife conflicts. We welcome suggestions, criticisms to help us achieve this goal. The information provided is for informational purposes only and users of the information use it at their own risk. The reader must consult state/federal officials to determine the legality of any technique in the reader's locale. Some techniques are dangerous to the user and to others. WDC encourages readers to obtain appropriate training (see our informational literature at our Store ), and understand that proper animal damage control involves patience, understanding that not every technique/method works for every situation or even 100% of the time. Your use of this information is governed by this understanding. We welcome potential users of the information and photos to simply ask for permission via e-mail. Finally, WDC welcomes e-mail but understand that all e-mails become property of Wildlife Damage Control.
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