http://www.albertalocalnews.com/rock.../18973909.html

This is one of my daughters friends, attacked by a coyote in his own backyard because it was 'extremely habituated to humans' who have probably been feeding it deliberately. This is the fourth coyote attack on a child since we got here and it is because some idiots are feeding them.

Some people are crazy...how would they like it if it bit one of their kids..they should be prosecuted if caught

That's a terrible thing but what kind of place is it where you can feed coyotes without incurring a savage social stigma? Around here one is expected to shoot them on sight. I never thought of Alberta as being populated by them effete bear and coyote hugging people!

As usual it is the tiny minorty spoiling it for the rest of us who only want to come in contact with an animal when it is on our plate

The majority of people here accept and respect the animals, after all they were here long before we built our houses. Of course there are plenty of ignorant tourists coming through like the many cars who had to be moved on by the police last week because they had stopped on the highway to take pictures of a nearby black bear. Then last night whilst driving past Banff I saw some morons actually pullover on the slip road, get out of their car and walk into the middle of a herd of Elk!

But these problem coyotes will have been attracted by certain locals and even if they are too stupid to realise the risk they are creating for themselves and others, surely they can see that in every case the only solution is to shoot the coyote. If they were named they would certainly be shamed, but I suppose it is difficult to catch them.

Interesting though. A coyote obviously can't eat a whole one...

Sorry, non PC comment. I'll get my coat.

Trust you to put your size 6's in it???

I know. Full of myself at the moment.

I need a good Expats slap to sort me out.

I'll go get a coyote for ya...will a little nip do

Now this is a serious issue, rabc, stop lowering it to my level.

Does make you wonder about the sanity of anyone feeding coyotes...

Sorry...this IS a rather serious one,

My fault...not yours rabc!