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Subject: Re: [OT] Toronto pets - and toddlers - at risk from aggressive coyotes
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:00:25 -0400
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On Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:31:37 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:

>On Apr 25, 2025 at 7:29:39 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
>wrote:
>
>> I was surprised to learn that aggressive coyotes have been seen - and 
>> caught on camera - trying to take away small dogs and even young children.
>> 
>>
>> https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/25/uber-fare-dispute-customer-account-hacked/
>> 
>> Residents are deeply frustrated by Toronto City Council's response to 
>> the problem, which seems to be trying to train the coyote's to be more 
>> afraid of humans, which Council claims is working. Residents disagree. 
>> Council is also consulting a trapper - I wonder where they found one; I 
>> thought that profession was limited to the Far North at this point - to 
>> see what he thinks should be done.
>> 
>> Toronto has had problems with raccoons for many years and I remember 
>> seeing foxes and skunks near my office when I worked in Toronto but 
>> hadn't heard of a coyote issue.
>
>Coyotes are always a problem here. You see them out and about constantly.
>Sometimes you also see them setting up arcane devices from the Acme Company to
>try to catch your cat or dog.
>

Hmm, we had them around us growing up (a consequence of living out in
the woods where our nearest neighbor was a mile away,) but they never
bothered us even though we had dogs and cats. Though I doubt one would
ever want to mess with our German Shepard/Great Dane cross. She was
sweet as can be so long as everyone was well behaved.