Many people in Massachusetts live with problems that they do not realize are potentially dangerous People ignore bat colonies, squirrels in the wall even raccoons in the chimney because they do not understand the potential health risks to themselves or their family

Often people are under the impression that they cannot do anything about wild animals, because they are protected, well the truth is that all wildlife are protected in one form or another But then again so are people. People are also under the impression that their taxes should cover wildlife issue’s and try to depend on the local fire department or Animal Control Officers.

Massachusetts general law (MGL) gives property owners the right to use lawful means to destroy wildlife in the act of causing damage or threatening personal safety. The public may only address wildlife actually causing damage or posing immediate threats and may not randomly destroy wildlife as a preventive measure.

As with any job description the removal of wildlife takes professional training and specific insurance requirements and municipal employee’s are not covered to be working on or performing services on private property, and are specifically prohibited by law from referring private sector work to themselves or each other.

Mass General law does allow for the division of fish & game to allow certain individuals called "Problem animal control agents" to lawfully trap and remove wildlife for a fee.

The impact of wildlife damage is enormous, but the public is largely unaware of this threat. The economic damage i from all forms of wildlife damage is conservatively estimated to be about $22 billion – and that does not include illness and death resulting from interaction with dangerous wildlife. Animals like bats, raccoons, geese, mice, squirrels, beaver, skunks and other wildlife pose a potentially serious threat to personal property and public health. For example, bats are vectors of the rabies virus, which is deadly to humans, and feces from raccoons carry thousands of roundworm eggs that can be a serious health hazard

Members of MAPAC can conduct a full assessment of a homeowner's property for signs of infestation. If evidence of wildlife activity or damage is found or suspected, MAPAC control operators will take steps to eliminate the problem and educate homeowners about how they can protect themselves safely from wildlife damage now and in the future.

Our members are involved on a state and national level to make this a better industry by developing training programs and attend all training made available to them and join and get involved in all trade associations pertaining to our industry many are licensed home improvement contractor's and licensed pest control company's who provide jobs and training, insurance for employee's and help feed your local economy