Nobody can let their little dogs out back anymore. They could get attacked by coyotes or sprayed by a skunk.
About five year ago we were overrun by skunks. They were even finding their way into houses.
A very persistent trapping program resulted in over 90 of the little critters being ‘relocated’,errr ‘dealt with’, uh , no, uh ‘taught to swim’.
We no longer have a skunk problem.
I think that people in general need to be educated as to how to protect their pets in cities that have wild animals which may be dangerous to pets and possibly even to children. My neighbors don’t seem to be very aware of the possible dangers of wild animals in the neighborhood.