Nuisance animals aren't accepted at local zoos, for good reason. They are common and they are pests. We've paid a trapper $500 for the week. He left after 3 days, leaving his traps here. We had 3 critters in the trap with no answer on the phone. Not the way to go--he went out of town. Our intent isn't to torture pests. Our friend is an animal lover and really tries to release them in an environment identical to this one. As Jan said, there just isn't a good alternative.
About 3 yr ago, when our neighbor wasn't a full time resident, racoon got into her attic and did $6,000 damage to a/c and electrical ducting. The trapper ended up with mom and 6 little racoons that were as cute as can be. No. No compassion, no emotion. Cute? Yes. A nuisance? Yes. Destructive? Yes. Get rid of them!
