Animal Trap Loan

To request an animal trap for use with-in the city limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach individuals should call the police department’s communications center at 252-726-2523 to see if a trap is available.

If a trap is available you will need to come to the police department located at 125 W. Fort Macon Rd. and see the telecommunicator to sign for it. Remember, you will need a driver’s license to sign for the trap, this allows for proper identification. You will be given instruction on how the set the trap.

After the trap has been set-up it will be monitored and cared for by Carteret County Animal Control. Since county animal control is not available on weekends or holidays, as a precaution, should you be leaving town during the week and especially on the weekends the trap will need to be sprung and reset when you return home. This is to avoid any possibility of an animal being left in the trap for an extended period of time.

Any questions contact Sgt . Brian Prior.

Please remember the Town is not licensed to trap Wildlife. Should you have problems with animals such as raccoons, opossums, nutria etc. You may contact one of the below licensed companies. Other firms or individuals licensed to trap and transport Wildlife may be available in this area.

Carteret County Wildlife Nuisance Controllers

Clegg’s 726-1781

Rid A Pest 240-2266 (deal with foxes)

If an animal is displaying any signs of RABIES

Contact the Carteret County Animal Control

IMMEDIATELY at 252-728-8585.

FYI

Symptoms usually develop between 20 and 60 days after exposure. Rabid animals may become aggressive, combative, and highly sensitive to touch and other kinds of stimulation and they can be vicious. This is the "furious" form of rabies, the kind traditionally associated with mad dogs.

There is also a "dumb" form of the disease in which the animal is lethargic, weak in one or more limbs, and unable to raise its head or make sounds because its throat and neck muscles are paralyzed. In both kinds of animal rabies, death occurs a few days after symptoms appear, usually from respiratory failure.