For most of this year, my elderly next-door neighbor was feeding a large population of raccoons and would not stop despite repeated requests from me and eventually from Fish and Wildlife, which I contacted for assistance. This neighbor is an animal lover, and put out cat food, bread, and multiple water bowls. He has stated to me in the past that he has had as many as 14 raccoons at a time in his front yard (seemed proud about that). The raccoons were fighting every night and even during the day. I saw nasty fights right outside my window (including raccoon attacks on rats and stray cats attracted by the daily buffet). I had to change my work hours (could not safely get to my car in the early morning dark). I had to be so careful letting my dog (Cocker Spaniel) outside. Raccoons would hear us and come right over my fence, expecting handouts. I could not open my windows, since the raccoons would try to get in to my house through the screen, with me standing there yelling and clapping! On their third visit, Fish and Wildlife hit my neighbor with a large fine and told him that they would arrest him next time. At that point, he finally stopped! I got my hours back at work. I can let Andy run and play outside again. However, I have this persistent feeling of guilt. Other than the raccoon issue, my neighbor is a really sweet old guy, and now I've lost that friendship. He also struggles to get by on limited funds. I'm sure that fine hurt him, financially. So, your opinions please - was I right to report him? Was I wrong? Did I overlook some better way to deal with this situation?