A modified pet comb for mechanically removing parasitic pests from the skin and fur of an animal includes a shaft member defining a rigid portion which is shaped and positioned to provide a surface that can be grasped by a users hand, a capture surface for capturing parasitic pests on contact, and a plurality of teeth for directing such pests to the capture surface while being passed along the skin and/or through the fur of an animal. The modified pet comb configured to be run through the fur of an animal in a cleaning direction and cause any pests present in such fur to be caught by the teeth and directed up the teeth towards the shaft where they then captured by the capture surface by adhering thereto on contact.
