Assertion: raccoon's number | /r/HasProperty | animal removal euthanasia
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text: no registered chemicals against raccoons; short-term solution; raccoons quickly adapt; repulsive odor diminishes over time; requires re-application 7 Ultrasonic devices, motion-activated sprinklers, detonating gas exploders scare tactics Initially work; a good supplementary means of the garden protection raccoons quickly get accustomed to noises and quickly learn to avoid the obstacles; short-term solution 8 Reducing the availability of food / landscaping habitat modification enhance sanitation inside and outside the house; usually does not require extra spending; does not harm animals; environmentally friendly labor-consuming; does not significantly reduce the number of raccoons in the area 9 Killing (shooting, euthanasia, poisons) animal removal euthanasia conducted by professionals is the most recommended method; shooting may be preferable in rural areas in case it is legal (check the local ordinance) killing is considered to be the last resort; discharging of firearms is not allowed by many municipalities; shooting is not effective at night due to low visibility; using poisons is illegal and inhumane; rodenticides are labelled for rats and mice only; poisoned animal dies within a day or more and its rotting body may not be found easily in the house; it is impossible to make a raccoon eat the correct dose of the poison; a wrong animal or pet can be poisoned 2