Posted on 01/21/2022 11:39:10 AM PST by Red Badger
VIDEO OF ANIMAL AT LINK................
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Wildlife experts in Pennsylvania said they are having genetic testing done to identify a mystery animal that might be a dog or a coyote.
Christina Eyth, of Fairfield Township, said she noticed paw prints in front of her door earlier this week and followed them around her house to their source -- a small, dog-like animal curled up outside her basement door.
"I peeked outside the door, and that's whenever I noticed the animal on the left hand side. And it was so scared and cold and shivering," Eyth told WPXI-TV.
Eyth said she wasn't sure if the animal was a dog or a coyote, but she wanted to help the creature, so she coaxed it into her basement and contacted TJ's Rescue Hideaway.
TJ's contacted WildLife Works Mount Pleasant, which sent rescuer Morgan Barron to Eyth's home.
Wildlife Works said in a Facebook post that the group is having genetic testing done on the animal to determine its species.
"Behavior-wise, he's very timid, very scared and not aggressive at all, which makes me lean toward dog," Barron said.
The rescue group said the animal is being kept in isolation until the genetic testing results come back, a process that could take weeks. In the meantime, the creature is being treated for mange.
Eyth said she was happy to help, regardless of whether the animal turns out to be a dog or a coyote.
"There was an animal in need, and I feel like I did the right thing either way," she said.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/coyote-dog-animal-experts-unsure-what-type-creature-local-woman-helped-rescue/YOPEYP4ABNBSPDWHQT4AD7NRVE/
Probably a transgender Dogote.
Its clearly a domesticated dog that was abandoned by its owner
Did Biden’s new dog run away?
Chupacabra!
Mange can really make a dog look weird. My bet would be a dog with some greyhound or whippet in its background
We have a full moon right now. Put the scroungy thing outside and see if it howls. If it doesn’t howl it’s not a coyote. Our neighborhood yotes light up right after sundown.
The poor thing! I hope they can help it.
Biden after reading this morning’s poll numbers.
Leprechaun.........................
Baby bigfoot?
Poor little baby. Cold and hungry and abandoned. I hope someone adopts the little guy and gives him love.
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Poor little thing! I hope he gets better....
A starving pooch with mange. Some food on a regular basis, ivermectin, and medicated baths, and you’ll have yourself a loyal doggo there. Third world stuff, which is now the state of our society.
A dogyote?
Last thing you want to do if it turns out to be a baby werewolf........wait a couple days but keep it locked up till then.
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