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A dozen javelinas attack woman walking dogs
AZSTARNET ^ | 8 DEC 2006 | Jeff Commings

Posted on 12/08/2006 4:15:25 AM PST by radar101

Heading into the Pima Pet Clinic, Tracy Gordon holds Tino, who received a large bite on the neck during a javelina attack. Another of her Chihuahuas, Peatree, was in critical condition Thursday afternoon. Gordon's leg was bitten, and she was treated at Tucson Medical Center. chris richards / arizona daily star

At 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Gordon and her three Chihuahuas were attacked by a pack of javelinas, an unusual moment because Gordon's previous encounters with them on her daily walks were always uneventful. It started with one javelina sighting on Snyder, near North Sabino Canyon Road. The javelina charged across the street, and though it seemed that the animal wasn't about to attack them, Gordon's dogs had assumed a confrontational stance. "Their hair went up on their backs, and they had puffed up their chests," Gordon said.

How to fend off a javelina attack • Be sure there is no wildlife-feeding going on in your neighborhood. • Harass the animal or spray it with a hose. • Shake an aluminum can, such as a soda can, with pebbles or nuts and bolts in it. • Repel the animal by putting pepper or hot sauce on specific plants and ammonia in bowls where they bed down. • Remove any ground cover that the javelina may be using as shelter. • Keep them away by using fencing or electric fencing. Check local ordinances first if you choose to do this.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: arizona; javelina; javelinas; tucson
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To: -=SoylentSquirrel=-
I just read the entire article in your link; I now know more about peccaries than I ever thought possible.

Oh, and you owe my employer 15 minutes of my time!

LOL. I love the internet :)

121 posted on 12/09/2006 5:17:22 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: engrpat
A guy at work went out bow hunting javalina. Early morning of the first day out, he was stringing his bow when a large, angry javalina came charging into his camp. He didn't even have to stand up, just pulled back and shot it. Shortest hunting trip he ever had.
122 posted on 12/10/2006 1:14:04 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Good thing he was ready, they can be mean and nasty and that is when they are just having fun.


123 posted on 12/10/2006 4:55:20 AM PST by engrpat
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