PA Game Commission: Coyote Sightings Not Unusual
Allegheny County family believes their pet husky was probably killed by a coyote, police said.
The death of an Allegheny County family's pet husky, possibly by a wild coyote earlier this week, shouldn't come as a surprise, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. "Coyotes have been spotted in every municipality of Pennsylvania from Erie to Philadelphia," said Jerry Feaser, press secretary for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. "There was even one seen within the city of Pittsburgh recently." Feaser said the coyotes, like other wild animals, use the corridors created by rivers and streams to travel into populated areas. "They're scavengers," said Feaser. "They feed on food left out in the trash or on the abundant small prey population such as squirrels, rabbits, and groundhogs." Feaser said while coyotes may appear frightening, …
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Robert Dorff
2:48 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012
Unless their HUSKY was somehow impaired, I doubt the Coyote killed it. The Husky is much stronger than the Coyote. We have many of them in the L.A. basin, and they never attacked any of the four Husky's I've owned. more ›