A raccoon that had been living with its paw in a trap got stuck in a tree while trying to escape a barking dog. The raccoon's foot became lodged in an illegal trap, the Idaho Humane Society said in a ...

They are a ubiquitous and often an irksome part of suburban life in New Jersey, known for carrying rabies and tearing through garbage. Now raccoons are at the center of a legal battle between animal ...

In Ohio, trapping raccoons without a permit is allowed but relocation is illegal due to disease spread. Raccoons can transmit diseases like rabies, distemper and parvovirus to other animals and humans ...

A raccoon was discovered with a trap around its front paw in West Vancouver on March 15.Wendy Roberts Wildlife advocates are once again asking for B.C.’s trapping rules to be overhauled after a ...