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GENEVA, N.Y. — The Ontario County Humane Society says a Geneva resident trapped a raccoon, set the animal on fire while still alive, and posted it on social media. Willis Bowles J., 35, is charged ...

BACK TO YOU. BILL, THANK YOU. IN JUST EIGHT DAYS, LOCAL AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE TRAPPED MORE THAN 600 RACCOONS IN IT’S IT’S PART OF A RARE VARIANT OF RABIES FROM SPREADING. TONIGHT, WE’RE HEARING ...

The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has approved a Department of Natural Resources proposal to create a continuous open season for raccoons. DNR wildlife biologist Vince Evelsizer told the ...

A raccoon was attacked and left with infected bite marks after it got caught in a trap for over a week on the porch of an abandoned house in Ohio. Volunteers with the Wildlife Emergency Services Team ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A poor raccoon got its paw caught in trap and had to be rescued Friday. The Pullman Police Department said Code Enforcement was called to rescue the critter. The raccoon was able to ...

Iowa law changed in 2023 to allow for a continuous open season on raccoons after concerns about an increase in their numbers and reports of them being a nuisance. Iowa furbearer biologist Vince ...

Homes should be frequently inspected and well-maintained to reduce the number of bugs, rodents, or other pests from creeping their way inside. Even the smallest of gaps in the fascia or soffit panels ...

HER STORY TONIGHT. I WENT IN TO TO GRAB THE TRAP TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT, AND SHE JUST LATCHED ON TO ME AND JUST TORE MY ARM APART. ON JANUARY 6TH, VALERIE PLUMMER WAS WALKING HER DOGS ON A MULTI-USE ...

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