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[drizzellla]

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@Lilysmom1 wrote:

@drizzellla , I wonder if motion lights would work ... just a thought.

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We bought motion lights but the skunks are "busy" at about 12 AM - 3 AM. So we don't bother to get up to watch. 

BUT 2 days ago someone on the neighborhood website was stating that she found 2 dead bunny rabbits in her yard. And numerous other people said the same thing. One person even had a dead fox in their yard. 

I am thinking someone put poison out and some animals ate it.

[Lilysmom1]

@drizzellla , oh no!  So dangerous.

[RedTop]

Animals with a keen sense of smell usually stay clear of an animal that has eaten poison, such as the quick kill rat bait my exterminator puts in our bait traps monthly.  The rats don't make it more than a few feet from the bait box.  We put the carcass on our burn pile. 

Many animals will consume antifreeze since it is odorless and tasteless, making it the most popular poison used for nuisance critters.  Antifreeze chicken is prime bait for any kind of cat, fox, coyote, dog, raccoon, etc.

[Venezia]

OMG, using antifreeze to kill any animal?  That's about as cruel as you can get.

Read about people who've been poisoned with antifreeze, if you want some idea of the effects and the agony suffered.

I think anyone putting any kind of poison out to kill any animal should be found guilty of animal cruelty and prosecuted. Just my very honest opinion!  And think of the pets who inadvertently ingest it, one way or another.

What have we come to, when it's acceptable to poison innocent animals - yes, even wild animals who are just surviving as intended?   

[Trailrun23]

We have had mama bunnies burrow a shallow hole next to our porch behind a large shrub. The mama leaves and comes back...the babies never leave or stick their ears out of the hole, as instructed by mama, I suppose. When the babies are big enough, they all leave together, so not necessarily scooped up by other animals.  We have bobcats and coyotes but have never seen them bother bunnies...that is just low-hanging fruit to them; they prefer small dogs and squirrels. Btw, make sure the birdseed you put out at night is in a feeder and not on the ground. I have found it attracts all kinds of wildlife during the night other than birds...possums, etc.