It happens in this rural area, too-not often with locals, but the pets summer people and snowbirds leave unattended are a source of fast food for coyotes, wild hogs and the occasional mountain lion all the time-loose pets become dead pets. Most of us have a fenced area, but even so we do not let our dogs out alone or without a lease-especially after dark-and our cats live indoors, too.
I’m sorry the people lost their dog, but I live in the country, and was brought up on a ranch-I was taught that if you don’t want to be around wild animals, don’t move into in their territory-and if you do, be careful with your domestic pets, just as you are with livestock. Wild animals and humans can occupy the same area, but it requires common sense from humans, since animals don’t have that...
Animals do not commit murders-they kill for food and when their hunting territory is trespassed upon-and I’m very glad there are no bears in the part of the state where I live...
A good post!
Well said.
Good advice. I live in the Texas Hill Country now- got out of Austin- and I always go outside with my three little dogs.