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Keeping raccoons away
To keep raccoons away, health officials offer these suggestions:
Secure trash cans. Most raccoons are looking for food. If they find it, they'll be back.
Don't leave dog or cat food outside. That's a feast for raccoons -- for rats, too.
Dab ammonia on a rag and place it inside an orange juice can on a deck or porch. To a raccoon, this smells like the urine of a larger animal, and this might scare away raccoons.
Source: Bob Hewitt, director of Environmental Health for the Youngstown Health Department.