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Committee votes to keep wildlife-trapping service; staff cites falling call volume and public-education gains
Summary
After reviewing 5.5 years of data showing declining trapped-wildlife calls and a roughly 30% share of high-risk rabies-vector species, staff recommended continuing the city's wildlife-trapping service; the committee approved the recommendation by voice vote.
Animal Services staff presented historical data on wildlife-trapping responses and recommended the department continue offering a trapping response for Garland residents.
Staff told the committee they reviewed five-and-a-half years of calls for trapped wildlife and noted a downward trend: average calls per day fell from about 3.25 in 2020 to approximately 2.31 in 2024, with about 30 percent of calls involving high-risk rabies-vector species such as skunks, raccoons and foxes. Staff said the per-officer workload equated to…
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