Coyotes in the news

A toddler in New Jersey was attacked by a coyote last week, leading the talking head female newscaster at the FOX News station reporting the event to wonder why on Earth the animal would attack.

Watched a few too many Disney movies, have we? Here’s a clue…anything smaller than the coyote is considered by the coyote to be potential food. The coyote was attacking the toddler because it saw the defenseless youngster as a chance for a quick snack…a walking chicken McNuggett in SpongeBob training pants. Animals are not cute, reasoning, smiley little furballs only concerned with doing good in the world…they are wild creatures living under the Laws of Fang and Claw (hat tip to Jack London) trying to survive by any means necessary. They are not our friends…they have no regard for us at all other than as sources of food or danger.

News flash: The resurging coyote population means the critters are nearly everywhere, from big cities to the suburbs. You wouldn’t leave your toddler unattended in the ocean with sharks about, would you? It’s time to start thinking about coyotes, too.