That is what animals do. We do too. Eat or be eaten. We protect our young and when we are older our pets become our young.
There is something going on here that I don't understand. There are most certainly coyotes roaming about and our unprotected pets are in danger.
But exactly the level of danger is not clear in my mind. I know people pretty well after a long time on this earth. Was that original dog on a leash? There are a LOT of rumors, and exaggerations and half truths and downright fibs going around this community.
AND if every single one of them were true...including the "six or seven" pets snatched, what should we do other than be very careful with our pets?
Kitty, do you think that a trapping plan should be instituted by the local government? Has that been effective or is there a limitless supply of wild animals that will continue to wander in attracted by the people who feed birds and other small animals?
I soon learned that I wasn't in Ohio anymore and stopped feeding the birds in Florida due to information found on this forum and by long term Florida residents that I know well. The bear dilemma in other parts of Florida is scary indeed.
Kitty, you are a lifelong Florida resident, what do you think is the answer?
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