A seasoned Michigan hunter is facing a criminal investigation for shooting dead a rare gray wolf which he mistook for a ‘monster coyote’. The shocking mix-up came to light after the unnamed man shared images of his ginormous kill in a celebratory Facebook post on January 20. ‘I’ve shot hundreds of coyotes but nothing even […]
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Texas Park Closed After Coyote Bites Children
The city of Arlington, Texas, has closed a park after a coyote bit three children on separate occasions. In a statement on Tuesday, officials said Parkway Central Park, near Route 30 in northern Arlington—which sits between Dallas and Fort Worth—would remain closed to the public on Wednesday while Animal Services workers located and tranquilized the […]
Petition: Help Protect Wildlife in New Jersey
Oftentimes, contests bring us together in wonderful ways. The chance to hone a skill, win prizes, and spend time with your community can be an amazing thing. Pie-baking contests, vegetable growing contests, art-making contests — all things that bring us together while adding beauty to the world. But one type of gruesome, tortuous contest does […]
Petition: Help Ban Wildlife Killing Contests in New Jersey
Wildlife killing contests bring people together in the name of death and suffering, and that’s why many states are banning the disgusting tradition altogether. Source: HSUS/YouTube Oregon, Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Vermont, and Washington have all banned wildlife killing contests, and now New York. Why? Because they are widely considered as […]
3 coyote attacks reported in Phoenix; 4-year-old among victims bitten
A recent spate of coyote attacks in Phoenix left three people, including a 4-year-old child, with bite injuries and prompted a search for the coyote or coyotes responsible, Arizona wildlife officials said Monday. Two of the incidents happened Saturday and a third occurred Monday – all in an area just east of I-17 and Happy […]
Petition: Tell New York to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests
The state of Oregon finally listened to experts and Animal rights advocates and became the 9th state in the country to ban wildlife killing contests! The New York state legislature just passed a bill to do the same, and it awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature. We must encourage her to stand on the right side […]
Saving Coyotes: Why America’s “Song Dogs” Deserve Better
Coyotes have lived in North America for over one million years since the Pleistocene. By contrast, the earliest estimates of human populations in North America only reach back 130,000 years (although most scientists believe it occurred much later). This means that North America’s “Song Dogs” have lived here roughly 6.5 times longer than humans. These […]
State wildlife officials ban wildlife killing contests on public land – Graphic Video
Four years after the Legislature failed to ban wildlife killing contests, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission outlawed them. At its meeting Friday in Bend, five commissioners, with one abstaining, voted in favor of a rule to prohibit the contests, which have been held to kill coyotes in a few rural counties in Oregon. The […]