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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Northern Virginia Family Terrorized by Skunks


Dumfries,Va. - A Northern Virginia woman said she and her family are being terrorized by skunks that have recently invaded their neighborhood.

Bobbi Dewitt said her family has been held hostage in their own home in Dumfries by a family of skunks for the past three days. Cell phone video they recorded shows the mother skunk and her babies hanging out near their front door, which has made it hard to avoid a whiff of their powerful stench.

“I don’t know if it’s the rain that is pushing them out, I don’t know if it’s their breeding season, but whatever it is, I am just ready to reclaim my house back,” said Dewitt.

She said she has lived in the Forest Park development in Dumfries for five years, but this is the first time she has noticed holes dug under her front stairs where she believes the family of skunks live during the daylight hours. But at night, they come out and wreak havoc – tearing up the trash, people’s plants and spraying anyone who dares come close.

“They are spraying up under the house so when the air conditioner system goes off, it travels through the whole entire home,” Dewitt said. "So now we have to change the filters, we have to wipe walls down, we have to shampoo carpet just to get the smell out.”

Meanwhile, Dewitt is taking steps to rid her home of these unwanted guests. However, she worries it will not be enough as many of her neighbors are dealing with the same nightmare.

“To eliminate it, everyone is going to have to do it collectively to seal up the steps so they won’t have anywhere to live,” she said. “All I want is to be able to come and go without having to watch my surroundings and hope and pray I don’t get sprayed.”

Dewitt said her homeowner’s association is still looking into the matter. In the meantime, she has contacted pest control and will spend hundreds of dollars out of her pocket to trap and remove the skunks.




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Monday, March 2, 2015

Dog Found in Animal Trap, Recovering Well - Needs Foster Home


Picture of vet holding dog Chuck is a two-year-old Staffordshire terrier, and is from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.  He was found outdoors by a family, with an animal trap clamped down on his left front leg.  The family that found him called the Kent County Animal Control, and with the assistance of Kelley’s Animal Clinic, medical staff were able to save his damaged leg.

Upon Chuck’s arrival, things didn’t look very good for the poor guy.  With the animal trap tightly clamped down, it was thought that they may have to amputate it.  However, using many medical disciplines, Chuck is still on all fours.

About a month into the recovery process now, Chuck is starting to undergo things like cold laser therapy, and water-assisted therapy.  The staff at Kelley’s are expecting that Chuck will make a full recovery, despite the terrible results that usually follow when a dog wanders across of one these cruel and inhumane traps.

According to Douglas Reeves, assistant chief of the Wildlife Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said that legal and experienced trappers usually pose little to no threat to the pets in this area.  He’s said that any and all traps are legally supposed to be clearly and plainly marked.  They’re required to have the name and address of the owner of the trap, or a valid driver’s license number attached to it as well.  There are also specific times of the year when it is and is not legal to set traps.

Anyone in the area trapping should have known there are rules, and also should know that failure to follow the regulations surrounding the practice carry a misdemeanor charge and very hefty fines.  When asked by reporters how often things like unidentified traps being found actually happens, all he could say was it was an exceedingly rare occurrence.

“I can think of three times I’ve heard of similar situations in my 25 years with the department”, Reeves said.


Website: Kent County Animal Control





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