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Chicago Using Coyotes To Fight Rodents

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-the-chinese-needle-snakes-ready dept.

Brad Block, a supervisor for the Chicago Commission on Animal Care and Control says a coyote recently spotted downtown is part of a program designed to monitor the rodent population. "The animal has the run of the Loop to help deal with rats and mice," He said no one has called today to complain. “He’s not a threat. He’s not going to pick up your children,” Block said. “His job is to deal with all of the nuisance problems, like mice, rats and rabbits.”

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  1. Re:Advanced notice? by ShakaUVM · · Score: 0, Troll

    >>Wouldn't it be nice to tell the public BEFORE you let the coyotes run wild?

    Why? According to Mr. Idiot Block, coyotes are perfectly safe. /rolleyes

    I grew up in San Diego, near canyons. My cat in middle school was disemboweled by a coyote on the sidewalk outside my house, with its blood staining the concrete for years.

    A girl I was interested in had coyotes sneak through their fence and slaughter their bunch of puppies. Not a pleasant thing to find when you're expecting to take your new pets out for a walk, eh?

    But hey, Mr. Idiot Block probably thought of that already and bought pet-safe coyotes, right?

    Fuck coyotes.