Abstract: An animal guard assembly for protecting pedestals for underground telephone lines or electrical transmission lines comprising an animal guard assembly carrying animal repelling elements, such as, barbs, mounted on a support arm and means for removably attaching the support arm to a pedestal or a support for the pedestal in various positions so that the animal guard assembly can be moved to various orientations to protect the pedestal against rubbing by animals, and the support arm carrying the barbs removed to permit workmen to work around the pedestal.

Abstract: Animal guard assembly for attaching to a support member for an electrical pedestal or to the top of the pedestal for guarding against animals rubbing same, the device comprising an outer support assembly or guard member carrying animal repelling elements such as barbs, and an inner attachment assembly for securing the guard member to a post-like member. The guard member carrying the barbs is rotatable and removable from the inner attachment assembly so that it can be removed to permit access to the electrical pedestal.