A few years ago when I noticed a skunk in my yard at night. I was worried I'd get sprayed coming home from work in the evening. But when I called some pest control companies about trapping, they told me that in Pennsylvania, pest control operators
must euthanize trapped animals belonging to rabies vector species (skunks, raccoons, bats, groundhogs, foxes, coyotes):
https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/058/cha...They aren't allowed to relocate animals (and I think even homeowners who trap one of these animals aren't supposed to relocate - you either release where trapped [what good is that?] or kill it). I didn't want to have the animals killed, so I passed on trapping.
Since then, skunks have done me huge favors by digging up and eating a couple of very large yellow jacket nests. Having gotten stung a few times, I was grateful. I have no idea how skunks dive right into a nest without being stung.