Community Tips Safety Tips
Raccoons and You
Raccoons, though cute and fun to
watch, can be a risk to our health and to household pets. Here are some
tips on how to protect your family against raccoon roundworms and your
pets and property from damage.
- Protect your family: Don’t let children play in areas that may be
contaminated by raccoon feces. Cover sandboxes to keep animals out. If
you have raccoons living nearby, wear gloves and mask when gardening or
working in soil, dry raccoon feces can become air-borne. Wear a mask to
help prevent inhaling parasite eggs when cleaning feces from garages,
attics or outbuildings.
- Protect your pets and yard: Don’t keep raccoons as pets – it’s
against State law. Don’t feed raccoons or other wild animals – it’s
against the law. Don’t leave pet food and water outside; and keep
garbage cans tightly covered. Secure your home to prevent raccoons from
living in chimneys, outbuildings, attics and under decks.
For more information please call our Animal Control Officer
at 646.3820. Please note, the City does not trap wild animals.
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