Description
I have a neighbor who is feeding muscovy ducks. They are tearing apart lawns and the amount of poop is absurd. And when it's nesting season these ducks become very aggressive. Myself and a few other neighbors have brought to her attention the nuisance that these animals are but it appears that nothing is being done about it. I was wondering if there was anything the city could do to help. I have called a few animal removal company's and they want anywhere from $40-$100 PER duck. Thank you in advance.
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Randi (Registered User)
Rob (Guest)
Concerned4Children (Registered User)
Mayor Frank C. Ortis (Verified Official)
WSVN7 (Guest)
WPLG Local 10 (Guest)
Concerned Neighbor (Guest)
Don't kill (Guest)
TimeIsRunningOut (Guest)
Relocation is illegal per Florida Statute 379.231 and federal regulations 50 CFR 21.25(b)(8)(i). The rules built around these animals makes it very difficult to legally handle this matter without euthanasia or large sums of money. Currently the best no kill option is to hire a trapper at $40-100 PER duck. This would cost roughly $800-2500 conservatively, but perhaps bulk pricing could be worked out at this volume of animal.
Another option would be for concerned citizens like yourself to adopt these ducks. This would be completely legal, as no permit or special training is required to keep muscovy ducks in Florida. The only requirement is that the ducks be contained, and not able to mingle with local wildlife.
I have taken a picture of a small portion of the animals available for adoption. We would like to see them adopted as a group before they are euthanized due to lack of funding or support from local government officials.
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Closed Technology Services Dept. Fredra Rhodes (Verified Official)
There was a delay in responding to this request because it was submitted without a Service Request description. Since a significant amount of time has passed this request will be closed.
We at the City of Pembroke Pines truly appreciate your proactive approach to resolve this issue. It is our hope that your request was adequately resolved. If the issue has not been resolved, please reopen the request with a Service Request Description for proper handling.
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Reopened Dissatisfied Voter (Guest)
Hello Fredra,
If a service request description is required for any action to be taken, they why is it not a mandatory field when an issue is reported?
Also the fact that only one official bothered to comment on this issue, with a "Thank You" shows the level of commitment the city has to issues going. This point is only to be driven home by the fact that issues left unresolved are marked "closed" when ignored long enough by officials.
Maybe someone needs to open a ticket to fix the SeeClickFix system.
J.
Technology Services Department (Registered User)
Technology Services Department (Registered User)
Leanne McLaughlin (Registered User)
Closed Home owners (Guest)
Pembroke Pines Neighbor (Registered User)