The county ordinance prevents capital punishment. So we decided to incarcerate them here for trespassing. I happen to sit on the pet review committee. We have instituted a total ban on raccoons. We assume they are and we jail them immediately.
Gophers disturb the lawn aesthetics and wreak havoc with the underground sprinklers.
For the sake of property values, we had to ban them. Which they hate, especially the pack animals. But ultimately the animal offenders must be released. We think keeping them in jail for 48 hours is enough of an inconvenience so that they'll realize it isn't good to be hanging around our neighborhood. Just because I grew up in the suburbs, don't think I'm ignorant about nature.