[font= "Comic Sans MS"] I live waaaaaaaaay out and we have lots of coyotes. If we see them too close to our cattle or the horses or headquarters, we of course have to... well... get rid of them. (Really praying no PETA people are on here, prolly shouldn't be saying this.) But it's really the humane thing to do, especially since if we let them get too close they start killing off our foals, calves, and cats. If you are in a rural enough area and on private property, you legally can "get rid of the coyote", if you are a good enough shot. It's what we do; it's fast, easy, painless, and puts the poor animal out of it's misery. But StarryEyedTiger's post was good; they legally cannot refuse this. It's literally abuse to let this coyote continue to suffer. Good luck with it![/font]
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if you saw a coyote
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Sorry Nikki, but NO they do not have to.
If you live out in the boonies, they don't have to do anything.If they chose not to do anything, there is nothing you can say/do about it.It is at THEIR descretion as to what they HAVE to do.
And as for treating it, they won't go to that extreme either.Why spend that much money on an animal that is already in that condition?---THIER words NOT mine. They have more important things to worry about spending money on.
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well since this thread made it back up, this is what happen
it was to late, when i got home from work this morning, it was laying behind the house, still alive, but with birds trying to eat him.
i thought it was best to take care of the issue,
that sounded better then letting him being pecked to death. then i used a shovel to pick him up, wrapped in plastice and a old blanket, and buried him. it seemed the best course of action i could think of.
i just am not fan of killing something that is not going to be for dinner(if that makes sense) that's why i call parks and wild life people , who said they could do nothing.
it was to late, when i got home from work this morning, it was laying behind the house, still alive, but with birds trying to eat him.
i thought it was best to take care of the issue,
that sounded better then letting him being pecked to death. then i used a shovel to pick him up, wrapped in plastice and a old blanket, and buried him. it seemed the best course of action i could think of.
i just am not fan of killing something that is not going to be for dinner(if that makes sense) that's why i call parks and wild life people , who said they could do nothing.
[font= "Comic Sans MS"]Trapping is indeed illegal unless you have the proper license to do so. Also, you cannot catch a coyote in a "live trap". Coyotes are very smart and it takes a skilled trapper to lure them even into a foot trap, as clever as they are; a live trap is much too obvious and in the case of a foot trap, you would have to have a license to trap, a tranqualizer gun with a license for that (if you intend to rehabilitate the animal after curing it of its medical issues, if not, just a regular .22 works), the legal rights to shoot the coyote on the property, etc, etc. And even if you did get the coyote to the vets; it would be extremely stressful for the coyote, considering the amount of sedatives, antibiotics, and tranqualizers they would give the coyote; it's probably never had anything artificial like man-made medicine. I truly think putting it out of it's misery is the best ordeal. But that's the end of my say I guess, this could easily turn into a heated argument...[/font]Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat
Actually, this is a illegal, unless you have a license from the state to trap and rehabilitate wildlife. Bruse, did you call the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife? I believe you live in district 3. What county is that? I have the phone numbers for each district wildlife office throughout the state if you want it. They may help you, but they may just tell you to let it be
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If I were you, I would go and buy some lime to put in the area that he was laying in.Ask what kind of chemical you can use to kill off the mange bacteria, so that none of the other animals will come into contact with it.
[font= "Comic Sans MS"] Just had to add: if you live on private property they can refuse to come out. If it is public land, they legally must come out and take care of the situation.[/font]
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Right.I guess I should have made that more clear in my post.
[font= "Comic sans MS"]TheImp: am very glad you were able to take care of the situation. You did the right thing; it's just a shame the poor thing had to suffer so. Am proud of ya! :hug: And crittermom: it seems to me that if you attempted to dispose of the mange by applying chemical only to the area that the coyote laid during it's last hour, it would be fairly useless. The coyote has been all over and just disposing of one area assures nothing at all, really. If your animals are treated for pests, it should be fine.
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Who cares what PETA thinks, they don't care about animals
But, back to the topic
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Good to know see here that is what the wildlife dept told me to doOriginally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat
Actually, this is a illegal, unless you have a license from the state to trap and rehabilitate wildlife. Bruse, did you call the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife? I believe you live in district 3. What county is that? I have the phone numbers for each district wildlife office throughout the state if you want it. They may help you, but they may just tell you to let it be
I wish you wouldn't have had to do this, it had to be tough, but you did the right thing. RIP, coyote.
I'm glad you did it Bruce. It was the best thing to do in the moment.
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Bruce you did the right thing....
You truly did do the right thing. The poor baby was suffering and you helped him to pass quickly. Bless you for taking care of him like you did.
RIP coyote. Run free at the rainbow bridge.
RIP coyote. Run free at the rainbow bridge.
