When will SBARC respond to a raccoon?
The South Bend Animal Resource Center will not remove healthy raccoons from any property. If the raccoon is sick or injured, SBARC will respond during normal business hours.
A sick raccoon will appear disoriented or lethargic. They may walk in circles and stumble when they walk or have paralysis to their hind legs.
Why would a raccoon be outside during the day?
- Raccoons can come out during the daytime hours if they have found a food source available at a particular time.
- They may have been frightened from their den site by a person or dog causing them to relocate themselves to one of their other homes in the area.
- Mother raccoons can have their usual patterns disrupted during the spring and summer birthing season when nursing a litter of babies can force mother raccoons to forage for their own food during daylight hours."
- https://www.skedaddlewildlife.com
311 Process Notes
If the raccoon is believed to be sick or injured:
Please enter a case in PetPoint for an officer to review the property.
- Login to the PetPoint webpage with your credentials
- Shelter ID: USIN57
- From the top ribbon, click on
- Case
- Add Case
- Under the Details tab in Case Details, please enter:
- Case Category: Incident
- Case Type: Enforcement
- Case Subtype: Wildlife
- Case Status: Open
- Case Officer: Call for Service
- Additional Information: Any applicable call notes
- Street Address: Location of the incident
- If needed, utilize 311 Reference Map to find address
- Zip Code: Enter Zip Code for the location and click on the green arrows button
- Clicking on the green arrow button will populate the city and City Alias
- Cross Street: Enter the nearest cross street to the listed address, keep blank if reporting an intersection
- Type of Location: Enter applicable location type from the dropdown
- Number of Animals: Number related to the case
- Person Reporting Info: Add name and/or Phone Number
- If wanting to report anonymously, please enter “Anonymous”
- Click the green “Save” button at the bottom of the page
- Under the Activities tab in Activity Details, please enter:
- Activity Type: Dispatch
- Activity Subtype: Wildlife
- Priority: Normal is standard, adjust for situation
- Activity Owner: Call for Service
- Click the green “Save” button at the bottom of the page
- After clicking the green “Save” button, the page should refresh and the case has dispatched to SBARC