About Skedaddle Franchise

Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control was founded in 1989 with the goal of providing homeowners humane and effective solutions to wildlife conflicts. Founder and President Bill Dowd believed there had to be alternatives to the inhumane, cruel and often ineffective methods used at the time. Since then, we have gone on to pioneer a humane approach to wildlife control that offers superior results without causing harm or distress to wildlife.

Calling for wildlife control is something no homeowner wants to do. Our full-service wildlife solutions, delivered by highly trained technicians, are designed to take the stress out of it all. Our objective is to provide homeowners with a permanent solution that includes humane removal, decontamination, and preventative measures that keep your home and family safe from wild animals. We are proudly endorsed by SPCA and Humane Societies for the methods that we use.

Headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, we have since grown to over 25 locations across Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia as well as Wisconsin in the United States. Each one of our Skedaddle locations provide targeted removal and prevention solutions for bats, rodents, birds, squirrels, skunks, and raccoons. Our teams of highly trained wildlife technicians will provide you with a detailed rundown of all the vulnerable areas of your home, and together you will create a plan that best suits your needs. Our responsive customer service center is always available to answer any of your questions or concerns.

We began with a single truck and a clear vision of helping homeowners find humane solutions to wildlife problems. Over thirty years later, our focus has not changed and we remain as committed as ever to providing the very best in customer service. With our lifetime guarantee, you can rest assured that your home is protected, and help from Skedaddle is always just a phone call away.

Skedaddle Services

When wildlife makes its way into your home it can create unwanted stress for you and your family. When this unfortunate circumstance arises, most homeowners are left with many tough questions. How did they get into my house? How do I keep them out? What kind of damage have they done?

No need to worry, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control has you covered. Since 1989, we’ve been employing industry-leading removal and exclusion techniques. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff take the time to understand your unique situation and implement a customized solution that guarantees superior results.

We don’t just drop off a trap and cross our fingers and we never use harmful poisons or chemicals. When it comes to controlling critters our technicians roll up their sleeves to make sure the job is done right. That means climbing roofs, crawling in attics and using hands-on techniques that keep animals out for good.

Our proven three-step process ensures that your home and family are protected as part of the Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control service experience.

• Asses and Remove

The first step in solving any wildlife problem is a proper diagnosis of the problem. We begin by performing a detailed assessment of your property to determine a number of important factors, including:

• The species involved
• Where and how they are entering the structure
• Possible future points of re-entry
• Building damage and contamination

Once complete, our technician will walk you through his findings and prepare a course of action. The exact removal procedure will be customized for your particular situation, keeping in mind wildlife behavior and biology as well as the structural elements of your home.

• Clear and Clean

Once the animals have been removed it is important to clean up the mess they’ve left behind. The natural behavior of urban wildlife makes it possible for them to cause severe damage to your home and create unsafe living conditions. As part of the process, our technicians will advise you of any wildlife damage or contamination inside your home.

Wildlife contamination is most often found in the attic where trampled, shredded and displaced insulation can lead to increased heating and cooling costs. The attic is also where the highest concentrations of potentially harmful urine and feces are found.To help return your home to a healthy state, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control offers complete attic restoration services. Our technicians will safely remove damaged insulation and feces, disinfect the space and reinsulate the attic with cellulose insulation. No job is too big or too small.

• Prevent and Protect

Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control has been helping homeowners to solve their wildlife conflicts for over 30 years. If there’s one thing we’ve learned in that time, it’s that urban wildlife isn’t going anywhere. Understanding that we will continue to share our communities with wild neighbors makes protecting your home that much more important.

The age, design and building materials used all play a part in making a home vulnerable to future wildlife intrusion. With our experience, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control is able to identify actual and potential points of entry on your home and properly secure them to prevent future infestation.

The physical barriers we put up keep animals on the outside and once the job is done, we offer a lifetime guarantee against re-entry on any of the serviced areas.

Why Choose Skedaddle?

• Profit Potential

With a low initial investment and low overhead, our U.S. Franchise Owner averaged $220,493* in net profit last year!

• Humane Approach

Unlike the vast majority of the animal/pest control industry, Skedaddle never uses traps or kills animals. Our focus is on reinforcing the home in order to prevent a repeat incident.

• Very Little Competition

Few companies focus on wildlife control, and even fewer focus on HUMANE wildlife control. 

• Semi-Absentee Opportunity

If you want the freedom, income, and flexibility that comes with this investment, but don’t love the idea of handling wildlife, you can hire a manager while you focus on growing your empire! 

• Generate Revenue Year-Round

Wildlife removal is the main revenue generator, but we have other services for year-round revenue, like attic restoration, pest control, and holiday and event light decorating. 

• Easy To Scale

No brick-and-mortar space required! Because of the low investment and low overhead, you can scale from a 1-van business to a fleet of 10+ easily! 

Training and Support

• Centralized Call Center

Live, English-speaking agents help pre-qualify customers and book property assessments. This means fewer headaches, more time to focus on growing your business, and spending more time with your family on evenings and weekends!

• Dedicated, Passionate, Experienced Team

Bill and his team have over 30 years of experience with wildlife control — there’s no situation they haven’t encountered! They will use their passion for humane wildlife control to train and support you and your staff!

• Training

We’ll teach you all you need to know about the wildlife control business. We’ll also be there for your grand opening, and have phone support as-needed for anything that comes up along the way!

• Digital Marketing

We’ve got a deep understanding of what kinds of services people search for when critters invade their homes, and we use this knowledge to create an effective, lead-generating digital presence!

• Events and Promotions

Brochures, postcards, flyers, vehicle wraps, booths at trade shows — we provide you all the tools you need as part of our integrated approach to creating brand awareness!

• Local Partnerships

Our partnerships with local community SPCA and Humane Societies not only demonstrate our commitment to humane practices and being part of the community, but they also help generate leads for our Owners!

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