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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 3774399" data-attributes="member: 14557">Awesome.My parents have outside cats.  They used to keep the cat chow* in a closable garbage can outside, until these raccoons started getting into it.They tried a humane trap, which worked to trap the cats; I'm told the sight of one cat sitting in the cage surrounded by her friends was rather comical.  Then someone asked Dad what he'd do if he caught a skunk.  So, the humane trap went.Later on, after they'd moved the can into the garage, one of their neighbors mentioned catching some rather fat raccoons and selling their pelts.Now the cats hang out in the garage in the evenings; there's a pet door, so they can get in or out, but that's closed after the parents go to bed, and the cats are conditioned to come for treats about that time.Brad* - The dog eats it, too; apparently, it tastes better, and also it's more social.</blockquote>