Compared to other regions, do you think St. Louis has an urban critter problem? |
Yes:
16%
No:
81%
No, not since my children left for college:
3%
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How serious a problem is posed by wildlife -- deer, rats or mice, rabbits, pigeons -- in your own neighborhood? |
It's a big problem:
7%
It's more a minor annoyance than a problem:
49%
It isn't a problem at all:
37%
It's a big problem for the animals:
6%
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How serious a problem is posed by domestic animals -- pets or penned livestock -- in your own neighborhood? |
It's a big problem:
6%
It's more a minor annoyance than a problem:
27%
It isn't a problem at all:
63%
It's a big problem for the animals:
4%
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Have you ever called the City's Animal Regulation Center, the county's Animal Control Services, or a private company to deal with wildlife on your property? |
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Which of the following urban critters is the biggest problem in your neighborhood? |
Birds or bats:
10%
Brick rustlers:
3%
Bugs, like mosquitoes or spiders:
15%
Cats, feral:
4%
Coyotes or foxes:
1%
Deer:
4%
Dogs, stray:
2%
Dogs, bad owners:
16%
Possums, raccoons, or skunks:
6%
Rabbits:
8%
Rats or mice:
7%
Snakes:
0%
Squirrels:
23%
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Which of the following reasons do you think is the biggest cause of critter problems in your neighborhood? |
Development has encroached on their natural habitats:
33%
People feed them:
16%
Many of their natural predators have disappeared:
28%
We are living in the final days:
2%
It isn't a problem at all:
21%
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Do you put out food for the critters in your neighborhood? |
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Which of the following foodstuffs would you be most likely to put out for the critters in your neighborhood? |
Seed for the birds:
70%
Scraps for the foxes and raccoons:
1%
Nuts for the squirrels:
5%
Food for the stray cats and dogs:
8%
Hamburgers for the neighbors:
16%
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Do you have more than one pet? |
Yes:
44%
No, just one:
29%
No pets at all:
28%
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Do you think that domestic cats should be kept exclusively indoors? |
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Would you support having an area in the park closest to your home fenced and set aside for dog walking and stick-chasing? |
Yes:
68%
No:
17%
No, but there should be a public dog park within a half mile or so of every home in the City:
15%
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Have you ever had a small bear rummage through your garbage? |
Yes:
2%
Yes, October 1936: Ripper Collins and Tarzan Parmelee for Lon "the Arkansas Hummingbird" Warneke:
2%
No:
96%
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Have you seen or heard a coyote or fox in your neighborhood? |
Yes:
37%
No:
60%
No, but attorney Don Wolff lives up the street:
3%
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Have you seen wild turkey in the City? |
Yes:
27%
Yes, but I think you probably mean something else:
12%
No:
61%
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Would you mind if your next door neighbor owned a working rooster? |
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Which of the following benefits of keeping urban chickens would you find most attractive? |
They eat bugs -- good bug control:
32%
They eat weeds -- I won't have to weed as often:
5%
They provide good compost -- my garden will thrive:
5%
They lay organic eggs -- the best omelets in town:
53%
They wake me up at sunrise -- get more work done:
5%
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Which of the following urban animal behavior irks you the most? |
Birds leaving presents on my car, patio, or sidewalk:
28%
Raccoons or possums messily rearranging my trash:
6%
The meowing of my roommate's cat or the barking of my neighbor's dog:
9%
Thoughtless people not cleaning up after their dogs:
53%
Stray bulls wandering around downtown:
3%
Cougars in my favorite sports bar:
2%
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What do you think the bull lost Downtown last week was most likely doing for the two days it was missing? |
Taking in a show at the new Ivory Theater:
7%
Waiting for the cable guy to show up:
23%
Trying out for the St. Louis Rams offensive line:
34%
Waiting for a Fire Department promotion:
29%
Standing in the non-VIP line at F15teen:
8%
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Which of the following things would you most likely do to keep mice away from your house? |
Live in a high rise on Washington Avenue:
7%
Not feed animals in my backyard:
17%
Set traps everywhere in the house:
26%
Own a cat, a snake, or a mouse-hating terrier:
43%
Eat out for every meal:
6%
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If you saw a mouse scurrying from your favorite restaurant, would you continue to dine there? |
Yes:
21%
Yes, as long as he looked happy:
29%
No:
50%
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