Neighbor's cat is coming across the street and hunting songbirds in my fenced backyard. Neighbor's name is Jennifer and she lives at 802 W 7th, Apartment 1. I have spoken to her three times about her cat. I live at 720 W 7th. I have a fish pond in my backyard and her cat poses a hazard to my fish as well as the songbirds in my yard. It is also making a toilet of my garden.
need removal of dead skunk in road
Hello, There are quite a few dead animals on West Kirkwood between Rogers and Rose Hill cemetery including a skunk, raccoon, squirrel, and the remains of another skunk. Please send someone by to remove them. Thank you.
There is a black cat that hangs out near the Rail Trail that needs to be removed. I was walking a dog on the trail yesterday (6/14/2016) and we had a run in with the cat. This cat jumped out of the brush into the middle of the trail and started hissing at us as we approached. The cat would not move out of the way, arched its back, and walked towards us on the trail, hissing at times. We retreated and a bicyclist came by and the cat lunged at the bike. About a month ago I was biking on the trail when this same cat lunged at my bike then ran off the trail and began clawing at and climbing a tree trunk while hissing and making noises. This cat is dangerous as it does not seem afraid of people on the trail - and not in a friendly manner. Can someone from animal care & control go back there to trap and remove this cat? I don't know the exact location - I enter the trail at the Somersbe neighborhood and the cat incidents have both occurred a few minutes north of Somersbe.
Hi Virgil, I wanted to follow up with an email you forwarded to yourself today. The issue wasn't just a slight sprained ankle. Robin BROKE her ankle which required 2 weeks of a cast and 2-3 months of an air cast. We had to cancel a prepaid trip to CA because of this incident with a deer that would not have been the case if there were no aggressive deer in Bloomington. I know this might seem like a slight case to you, but it is huge for us. Once again, we have health insurance, but if we didn't...it would have been a huge Emergency Room expense, Orthopedic doctor expense x 3 and physical therapy. Missed time from work, etc. This isn't just a slight matter and I am sure if it had happened to someone else in the city it might have been looked at a little more seriously. The owners before us had been fighting the deer for years before they sold the house to us and now we are fighting the deer issue. Once again, will it take a death of a child (which I am sure will happen) before the city will do something about the urban deer problem? We have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars trying to have a decent garden and fighting these deer and every year their population keeps growing and doing more havoc to the city of Bloomington's resident's gardens as well as the danger they cause and nothing gets done about it.
A skunk is dead near the corner of 1st St and S Park Avenue.
Hello, I've recently stopped going to the Ferguson Dog Park on the Northside of town because it is absolutely improperly managed, the rules are not followed whatsoever by its patrons, and it is dangerous to be there. A few months ago, my two dogs were attacked by an aggressive, un-neutered male dog at the Ferguson dog park. The dog's owner was nowhere to be found as I frantically tried to remove the aggressive dog from my dog (he had one of my dogs by the neck). The aggressive dog then switched his attack to my other dog, grabbing him by the ear and almost ripping it off (I had to pay for staples and stitches at the vet to reattach his ear). With no other option and the owner of the other dog still nowhere in sight, I began pelting the aggressive dog in the head with my leashes to try and remove him from my dog. At this point, there is blood all over the place from both of my dogs' wounds. Finally, when he saw me hitting his dog, the owner decided to appear and began yelling at me, in my face, being very very aggressive. His dog was still attacking my dog so I kept swinging the leash as he was yelling until the owner finally decides to step in and try to control his dog rather than yell in my face. He grabbed his dog by the back of the neck to pull him off and then HIS dog let go and reached around and bit his own owner on the forearm, my dogs immediately ran away once he let go. I instantly start heading for the entrance to collect my dogs and take them to the vet because they are bleeding all over the place. I get about 20 feet from the gate and I'm grabbed by the shoulder by the owner and turned around at which point he continues screaming at me, only about 2 inches from my face. He yelled things like "Your dogs started it! Don't you ever f****ing hit my dog! I'm going to make sure you pay for this! You have pitbulls, this is our fault!" At this point I'm scared for my safety so I get my dogs in the car as quick as I can and only respond with "I'll be calling animal control". The owner had followed me all the way out to my car, yelling profanities the whole time. I immediately took both my dogs to the emergency vet and after stitches, staples, rabies shots, and antibiotics, I get slapped with an $800 vet bill. Im finally able to call animal control to report the attack. The next day, I get a call back from the animal control officer stating the gentleman had also called him and had a completely different story, saying MY dogs attacked his dog and that my dog (which the guy specifically said was a pitbull) bit his arm for no reason and he wanted to press charges! The officer then started questioning the validity of my statement, talking about how pitbulls are dangerous and the other guy's story made more sense since I own an "aggressive" dog breed (even though my dogs were the only ones with injuries). The officer then tried to get my address from me so he could "come look at my dogs" to assess if they were dangerous. I decided to let the issue go because the officer obviously believed the other man and I wasn't going to let my dogs get taken away, I'd rather eat the cost of the vet bill. (If you'd like to see pictures of the extent of my dogs' injuries, please email me at vworthy88@gmail.com). I went to the Ferguson dog park last week with a friend and witnessed another horrible situation in which a person's dog (un-neutered as well) attacked another dog and killed it. My point of writing this complaint is that the city needs to do something about regulating the rules at Ferguson dog park. People should NOT be bringing their un-neutered or un-spayed dogs to the dog park, it is specifically stated in the rules! And yet every time I go to there, I see a handful of un-neutered male dogs every single time. That is dangerous and a huge liability. People also bring their very small children which is also not allowed according to the rules. Ferguson dog park is a tragedy waiting to happen and I just don't understand why it is so impossible for the city of Bloomington to budget a little extra money to pay for an attendant to ensure the rules are followed at the dog park. You are building a huge, fancy park (switchyard), but there's nothing you can do to first ensure the safety of your patrons at the only public dog park in Bloomington?! I would even personally volunteer to be an attendant on days and evenings that I could, free of charge. I will not be visiting the Ferguson dog park until something is done and I will be telling everyone I can to do the same. People do not follow the rules and it is just a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt -- and what's sad is that it will be the dogs who pay the ultimate price. I urge you to look into this matter. I sincerely hope a solution can be found and implemented that protects the dogs and owners who visit Ferguson dog park and follow the rules.
There is a dead raccoon on the north side of W 7th St, along the Fairview playground. It is in the grass adjacent to the sidewalk, across the street from 621 W. 7th. Thank you :)
There is a skunk carcass on the sidewalk just south of 527 S. Washington St. (South of 2nd Street, on the East side of Washington St.) I walked there this morning around 10:00. The skunk had probably been killed on the street within the past 12 hours, and then something had dragged it onto the sidewalk. It would be good if someone could remove the carcass. There is a skunk odor over the neighborhood, and the carcass has been torn apart quite a bit. Thanks very much.
An adult deer has died on my neighbor's property (this neighbor is currently away and is unaware of the situation). The deer obviously died a few days ago and now the smell is really overwhelming - you can smell it a block away! Can someone come out to collect the carcass ASAP please? It's in the back yard of 421 E 1st ST. (We're at 415 E. 1st ST).