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Encountering Coyotes: Coyote Interactions
Coyotes and Pets
Although attacks on humans are rare, coyotes are opportunistic and will prey upon free-roaming cats and small dogs. The best prevention is to keep pets supervised, indoors, or on a leash.
The thought of losing a pet for any reason is awful. Keeping them supervised and safe has benefits beyond protection from coyotes. Pets are also vulnerable to cars, toxins/poisons, and free-roaming dogs and cats.