Will Avella's Idea To Relocate Raccoons Work?

Yesterday sponsored by Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, that seeks to relocate feral raccoons from neigborhood streets to parks.

The move is part of an effort to humanely control the raccoon population wandering , and other residential areas of the city.

Its sponsor, Tony Avella, said he introduced the bill last year after receiving calls from residents disgruntled with the Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, which Avella says only removes rabid or dead raccoons.

His legislation would require DOHMH to remove all raccoons that are causing a nuissance to homeowners, and release them into NYC Parks.

Avella says he knows the bill isn't the complete solution to the problem, but is a step in the right direction.

Do you think the bill will abate the feral raccoon problem?