When I first saw them, I didn't see the mother, I thought it was a couple kittens till I saw the mother and 5 kits, then I knew. We had a real issue a couple years ago with skunks, neighborhood pets were getting sprayed, my dog got sprayed one night too. Then, they all disappeared, my brother said someone in the neighborhood trapped them and relocated them because he got sick of his cat and dog getting sprayed.