Leave the product on for several minutes before rinsing. Although live trapping and relocation has been widely used as a method of wildlife control, it is not a long-term solution. It can be inhumane as the animals may suffer severe injury and sometimes death in their attempts to escape. Most wild animals are territorial, so relocating them somewhere else not only fails to solve local problems, but often creates new problems at the release site by upsetting the natural balance of existing populations. Animals relocated often do not survive.
Relocation also facilitates the spread of disease from one area to another.
In addition to the target animal, a baited trap may attract other animals including domestic animals to the area. Trapping causes stress to the animals and often separates mothers from babies resulting in the agonizing death of dependent offspring. Even when an entire family is captured and relocated, the mother may abandon her young at the new site due to pressure to find food and care for her young. Instead of removing them with traps, animals should be encouraged to leave on their own using the methods described in this factsheet. By using these passive methods the disturbance to the animals is minimized and unnecessary stress and suffering is avoided.