Well, there's urban sprawl and then there is Dallas sprawl.....rooftops for miles upon miles. But the shopping is FABULOUS!!
And I'll bet there's an ordinance against "terminating" them.
Raccoons, for one, are blessed with hand-like paws which are quite capable of lifting lids off trash containers. A human is left to clean up the mess they make.
The township will provide traps...homeowner has to catch them and take them to some park.
The squirrels chew and destroy the plastic trash conainer lids and I've even seen crows peck through plastic bags of trash, again causing a big mess.
Talk about littering!!!