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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
Given that we have one pet owner who lost both of her Siamese cats from the lanai to marauding coyotes, it might be worth considering how to not make the same errors.
1. Assume that your pets are safe because you are using common sense
2. Avoid research regarding what coyotes are capable of scaling or penetrating or digging through to get to your cats..
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Here is my take away from all this discussion of coyotes and this is the conclusion I came to before I read that this person lost two cats.
We now allow our cats on the lanai only when we are present. We used to let them out all day, NEVER at night.
We have NEVER allowed our cats on the lanai at night, period. Nor would we feed them out there or put their litter box there because it might attract predators.
People all over the country are discussing predators and the only defense any of them have that I can see, as it is when raising children, is to use common sense and sometimes an over abundance of caution.
Protecting our children and our pets is our responsibility.
I am not sure what you want to happen, Kitty. I am confused. Do you think there should be further deed restrictions regarding pets? Do you think the district is responsible for a widespread trapping program? Do you think feeding birds and any wild animal should be a deed restriction?
Did you see on Wesh2 News last night where a bear killed a Morkie and hurt his owner yesterday in another part of Florida?
Apparently there is a coyote problem with pets all over this country. Is it worse, or is our communication better now with internet blogs?