Cuddly Coyotes In Quincy

Got a predatory carnivore in your backyard, threatening your pets and children? Just call the Animal Control office. I'm sure they'll be able to help, right?

Nope.

Smart, menacing coyotes in Quincy - and they're here to stay

By JESSICA VAN SACK
The Patriot Ledger

QUINCY - They've been spotted yipping through Squantum and eating kittens at Marina Bay.

But when chickens started disappearing from a neighbor's coop, Anne Haigh hadn't considered coyotes were the culprit.

That is until she saw a furry wanderer walking through the beach in her Germantown back yard.

It was a wild wake-up call for Haigh when she and her husband spotted what she called an easily recognizable coyote about 100 feet from her Prescott Terrace home on a recent Saturday morning. The situation became even wilder when she learned that almost nothing could be done to contain or trap the omnivore.

"This is an honest safety issue and not just for our animals," Haigh said.

Quincy's animal control officer responded to Haigh's call quickly, she said. He handed her a "living with wildlife" brochure. And, as he told her, "his hands were tied."

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Anyone with coyote concerns should call Quincy animal control at 617-376-1364.

Why? So they can come by and drop off a freakin' pamphlet. This anti-predator strategy was concocted, no doubt, by the same peace-loving folks who brought us that great crime-fighting tool, the restraining order.

Anne, try this brochure instead.

Previous posts on coyotes in the Bay State can be found here and here. And don't forget to take the Coyote Pop Quiz if you haven't done so already.

Denise at The Ten Ring has more thoughts on this.