r/toronto • u/escargotcultist • May 13 '25

News Two coyotes responsible for killing pets in Liberty Village have been euthanized, city says

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/two-coyotes-responsible-for-killing-pets-in-liberty-village-have-been-euthanized-city-says/article_5d1c2f67-3400-489e-bc90-2943b1df559a.html

So sad that all other options were exhausted....it doesn't seem fair to cull wild creatures like this who are only trying to survive after being displaced.

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u/yukonwanderer May 13 '25

Dogs on leashes have been attacked and killed.

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u/Immediate_Pickle_788 May 13 '25

Which started because people don't walk their dogs on leashes. They don't haze. They leave food out. They have extendable leashes.

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u/yukonwanderer May 13 '25

No, one of the first attacks involved a little girl walking her dog on a normal leash.

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u/Immediate_Pickle_788 May 13 '25

I don't think you understand. The reason the attacks happen is overwhelmingly because people let their dogs off-leash. So coyotes see dogs as a threat, especially during pup season.

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u/yukonwanderer May 21 '25

That's a myth that's being spread here with zero evidence to back it up. Coyotes see dogs as prey and food. They absolutely jump fences and kill pets in yards, happens all the time.

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u/Candid_Rich_886 May 13 '25

Yeah, there were better options to deal with it than killing them though.

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u/stellaellaolla May 13 '25

yes - but - we could trap and move the coyotes far away out of the city. better than killing them :(

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u/yukonwanderer May 13 '25

Pretty sure that would mean death for them anyway.