About
About Media Animal Control
Call and tell us what you are hearing. We come out, find how it got in, take it out and close the hole. Media and nearby towns.
How we work
Taking the animal out is half the job.
If you hear scratching in the attic or see something going under the deck, it got in somewhere. Usually that is an open soffit, a gap where the roof meets an addition, an uncapped vent or a hole near the foundation.
So we look for the way in as well as the animal. Then we tell you what it takes to get it out, clean up after it and shut the opening so the next one cannot use it.
How a call usually goes
Tell us what you are hearing
Where the noise or damage is, what time of day you notice it, and whether you have seen the animal.
We come out and look
We check the spot you describe, then the roofline, vents, foundation and anywhere else an animal could be getting in.
We take it out and shut the hole
We remove the animal, show you the damage, and repair or seal the opening it was using.
Before you call
What we handle, and what we do not.
Media Animal Control is a private wildlife company. We take animals out of houses and yards and close the way they got in.
We handle
Raccoons, squirrels, bats, groundhogs, skunks, opossums, foxes, snakes, rats and mice, birds in vents and chimneys, wasp and hornet nests, and dead animals, in the house or on the property. We close the openings they used and repair the damage.
All wildlife servicesWe do not handle
- Dogs or cats, stray, lost or loose
- Deer, alive or dead
- Geese
- Hurt or orphaned wild animals
- Ants, roaches, termites and bed bugs
Where we work and how to reach us.
Where we work
Media and nearby towns
571 Sycamore Mills Rd, Media, PA 19063What to have ready
Animal or sound, location on the property, timing and ZIP code.
Through the year
What we see each season.
Animals move in at different times of year, and the time of year changes how the job is done.
December to February
Winter
Raccoons look for mates and a warm den, and squirrels and mice that moved into attics in the fall stay put. A sudden smell can mean an animal died inside a wall.
March to May
Spring
Raccoons, squirrels and skunks have their young in attics, chimneys and under porches and decks. We check for young before any opening is closed.
June to August
Summer
Bats raise their young in attics, wasp nests grow, and groundhogs dig under sheds and decks. Snakes turn up in cool basements.
September to November
Fall
Squirrels, mice and rats look for a warm place for the winter and try every gap in the roof and the foundation. It is the best time to seal a house.
From Google reviews
What customers say.
“They came out the same day to get a squirrel out of my fireplace. The price was reasonable.”
Christine S. · Google review, February 2021 “Explained everything clearly. After the animal was caught, Dianna picked up the animal in a timely manner.”
Regina B. · Google review, August 2025 “I’ve hired Media Animal Control … several times for removing squirrels in the ceilings/roofs of buildings I own in Center City, Philadelphia.”
John B. · Google review, March 2024 “Great to deal with! Very helpful and responds quickly.”
John J. · Google review, December 2020
Not a wildlife call?
Who to call instead.
Media Animal Control is a private wildlife company. We do not handle dogs, cats or deer. These are the right people to call.
Dogs
Loose or barking dogs, dog bites and dog licenses go to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.
717-787-3062Deer and geese
A hurt or sick deer, a deer hit by a car, and problems with geese go to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which answers around the clock.
1-833-742-94531-833-PGC-WILDInjured or orphaned wildlife
Baby animals and hurt wildlife go to the Wildlife Clinic at the Schuylkill Center.
215-482-7300Choose option 2.Injured wild birds
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research takes injured wild birds.
302-737-9543Cruelty or neglect
An animal left out, abandoned or mistreated goes to your local SPCA humane officer or the police.
Send a request
What are you hearing or seeing?
Tell us what is happening, where on the property, and the best number to reach you. We will call you back.
Call directly484-436-1284