I would suggest a live cage trap. If you can determine what type of animal you have this will make it easier to know what size trap to purchase. The trap does need to be placed on a flat surface in an area that the animal would come into contact with it. If you spray the trap with apple juice this will make it more attractive to the animal. Read more trapping tips.

You should contact an experienced wild life removal service as soon as possible. Ignoring this kind of problem can be very costly and dangerous. If you are in the Chicago area, call:

There are some situations involving animals that cannot be handled by Animal Care Officers due to the threat of injury to our personnel. Some services we cannot provide are climbing into attics, going under structures and climbing trees.

Most animals gain access through pre-existing holes in rotten wood or loose panels. An animal usually opts to take up residence in your attic or garage because it wants a dark, quiet, warm place where it can be undisturbed. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to convince the animal to relocate. If it is winter, we recommend leaving the animal alone until the season warms; it may have a hard time finding a new home.

Keep in mind, though, that the law says an animal is not neglected if it has adequate food, water and shelter. The sight of a dog chained to a doghouse in the backyard 24/7 may upset those of us who let our pets climb all over the furniture, but if the doghouse constitutes adequate shelter and the animal is being regularly fed and watered, the owner is not breaking the law.

If it's a wild animal, stay away from it. Owners of pets and livestock should keep their animals confined in isolation, away from other people and animals. Rabies is a reportable disease. This means that if you suspect that an animal is rabid, or you think that your animal has been exposed to rabies, you are required by law to report it. Call your nearest office of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is listed in the blue pages of your phone book.

Leave it alone and leave the area. Young are often left by themselves. A female deer (doe) will only return to the fawn to feed and then will leave the area. When a fawn is born, it has almost no scent on it, therefore, reducing the chance of attracting predators. Its instinct is to lie down in an area and hardly move until the doe returns to feed it.

The Attic is located at Surfside Presbyterian Church on the second level of the new hall (the one perpendicular to bypass 17).

In terms of reducing suffering, there is nothing inherently wrong in living with another animal. In terms of the specifics, it depends. If you were to take an animal from a shelter, you would be giving that individual a happy home and a good life (assuming you would be good to them). If you were to get an animal from a pet store, you would be supporting and expanding the breeding of animals for pets -- which would, most likely, increase the overall suffering in the world.

They really like it. The books help show that animals really are intelligent and therefore should be treated with respect. The books also help raise significant funds for them.

All properly-conducted surveys of doctors and scientists show that the vast majority agree that animal research is vital to advance medicine and protect our safety.

Bats are among the world's least appreciated and most endangered animals. I suggest that you visit Bat Conservation International's Web site, which has links to a great deal of information on bats, including a link that provides information on how to find a reputable bat removal service -- one that does not harm the bats. Your local university extension office may also provide information and assistance. Our Web site contains much information on bats.

EWG supports uses of non-animal testing methods where available and effective. We also support initiatives that call for funding toward animal testing alternatives research. Unfortunately, for now there are safety studies crucial to measuring the toxicity of chemicals impacting environmental, wildlife, and public health, for which there no known alternative study methods.

Consult a veterinarian and report to the local health department if any person has been bitten or exposed to the suspect animal. Be sure to keep the animal confined until it can be examined by a veterinarian. Try not to expose yourself or other people.

You need to come to the shelter and make sure it is your animal. Impound fees are $10.00 during hours and $30.00 if impounded on an emergency basis. Board is $2.00 a day up until the day you are notified your animal is at the shelter. After that day the fee goes up to $5.00 a day.

Maybe, and maybe not. Once the animal's available date arrives, the animal may be adopted to the first person who arrives wanting the animal, or the animal may be euthanized. This is why it is so important to get to the shelter as soon as possible when the available date arrives.

All animals in Marion County must have permanent identification at all times (Section 531-202) and serves as proof of ownership when you attempt to claim your animal. identification tag with the owner's name address and phone number(s). NOTE: Vet tags and pet name tags do not satisfy this requirement.

animal clone is an exact genetic copy of a donor animal. Clones are similar to identical twins, just born at a different time. Cloning can be thought of as an extension of the assisted reproductive technologies that livestock breeders have been using for centuries. These include artificial insemination, and more recently, embryo transfer, embryo splitting, and in vitro fertilization.

Cloning is an assisted reproductive technology that allows livestock breeders to create identical twins of their best animals. This breeding technique does not change the genetic makeup of the animal. The most common procedure used today is known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), which makes it possible to produce many animals from a single donor. SCNT involves transferring the genetic information from one animal into an empty oocyte, or egg.

Your pet must be confined to the approved location 24 hours a day until seen and released from quarantine by a health officer. Quarantine regulations require that the animal be kept in an area that is inaccessible to non-family members.

Noises could be caused by rats, mice, bats, squirrels, raccoons, cats or insects. Typically attic inhabitants are getting in through vents or soffits that need repair. You must locate how the animal is getting in and repair the access point or points at a time when you are sure they are not in the attic. We provide trapping and exclusion services if you would rather have someone do this for you.

Do Not Disturb It! Any disturbance has the potential to release asbestos fibers into the air. Limiting the number of trips to the attic and shortening the length of those trips can help limit your potential exposure. Do not try to remove the insulation by yourself. Hire professionals trained and certified to safely remove the material.

Generally yes but potential may be limited and/or expensive due to limited available height, structural constraints, building status (listed or protected), planning requirements and conditions.

The attic/roof of houses accounts for about 15% of heat loss and 22% of summer heat gain in older two-story houses in our climate, and often a higher percentage in single-story houses. Our energy audit can identify several problems associated with attic insulation: by-pass leaks, insulation voids, roof heat gain.

attic fan or power attic ventilator is a specially designed fan for exhausting hot air from your attic. Attic fans are mounted to the roof of your home. They pull cooler air from inlet vents while pulling 140 to 150 degree air from out of your attic.

No, hot climates will not harm the clay. Its melting point is over 400 degrees F. We do recommend that ornaments be stored flat and not have a lot of weight stacked on top of them.

In most cases, you should have one square foot of net free vent area for each 150 square feet of attic floor area. Net free area is the actual area that air can flow through. With screens and louvers, you can assume that is roughly half the gross area. If you have a properly installed ceiling vapor retarder, you can reduce the vent area to one square foot per 300 square feet of attic floor area.

If a raccoon or squirrel decides to nest in your attic, or a group of bats are using your building for shelter, it is important to get them out as soon as possible. If left undisturbed, they will multiply and eventually create health issues caused by fleas, ticks, mites and the diseases they carry. Damage to the property is also a real concern as these animals gnaw on wires causing fire hazards as well as computer and alarm malfunctions.

Kansas City Animal Health and Public Safety Officers do not remove wild animals such as squirrels, raccoons or opossums from underneath porches, on rooftops, inside attics or unfinished basements. To locate a company that specializes in removal of wild animals, look in the yellow pages under pest control services. If you have a wild animal inside your living area, an officer will respond to remove the animal from your residence.