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Family brings home lost coyote pup after mistaking it for a puppy

May 6, 2022 by Nena Serrano 9 Comments

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED:

  • A family in New England mistakenly brings home a coyote pup after they thought it was a lost puppy.
  • They found the young coyote “wandering and distressed by the side of a busy road.” 
  • When they realized their mistake, the family reached out to the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts for assistance.

A New England family thought they were trying to help a lost puppy when they brought a wild coyote home.

According to the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts, the unidentified family “accidentally” brought home an eastern coyote pup last week after finding it “wandering and distressed by the side of a busy road.” 

The family asked for assistance from the Cape Wildlife Center when they realized their mistake. The CWC shared the story on Monday on the organization’s Facebook page. 

According to the post, the juvenile coyote is “recovering comfortably” in one of the wildlife center’s isolation wards.

The coyote pup has not been exposed to rabies, a joint determination from the Cape Wildlife Center and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health stated.

“This case had a happy ending, but it could have easily gone differently,’ the Cape Wildlife Center said on Facebook, noting that coyotes “are considered a Rabies vector species” in the Bay State.

The wildlife center also warned that “If the finders had been bitten, scratched, or had extended contact we would have been mandated to euthanize the pup and test for rabies.”

“We are grateful to every single person who takes time out of their day to help wildlife when they are needed, but we always encourage people to call the appropriate resources prior to intervening, it can help keep all involved safe!”

The Cape Wildlife Center added on its Monday’s Facebook post that the Massachusetts coyote pup will soon have “a foster sibling” from the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island. The post said they “will soon be introduced” to each other.

“Once both pups receive their vaccinations they will be raised together and will be given a chance to grow and learn natural behaviors in our large outdoor caging,” the wildlife center said.

“We work hard to give them as much of a natural upbringing as possible,” they added, “and will work to replicate the essential behaviors and skills they learn from mom and dad.”

Source: PEOPLE

Filed Under: Science, U.S. Tagged With: baby animals, coyotes, exotic animals

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Comments

  1. CPO Bill says

    May 7, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    They were lucky and performed a good deed!

    Reply
  2. george says

    May 8, 2022 at 3:14 am

    ANY ANIMAL RAISED RIGHT WILL BE A PET. I HAVE HAD YOUNG COYOTE PUPS AROUND ME WHEN I LIVED IN BRIDGEWATER N.S. MOM BROUGHT THEM TO ME, BECAUSE I USED TO FED MOM AND HER MATE.she would drop them in front of me, and let me pet and play with them.those guys were just like ordinary puppies.too bad i moved from there, miss them a lot.

    Reply
  3. Steve says

    September 12, 2022 at 8:52 am

    They figured it out when the ‘puppy’ kept howling at the moon.

    Reply
  4. Patricia Ann Moody says

    October 9, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    I know it was a tragic loss to the Wolf Family, when they came back, & found you gone, FOREVER. animals mourn , just like humans, I’m wondering if the people who bought your house, were as Friendly & loving as you were, I Hope they survived .

    Reply
  5. lonesome wolf says

    October 9, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Coyotes and wolves are different animals.. Though distantly related. Wolves are more likely to try to avoid human contact if possible, (normally)

    Reply
  6. Mr James says

    December 2, 2022 at 9:10 pm

    The wildlife center also warned that “If the finders had been bitten, scratched, or had extended contact we would have been mandated to euthanize the pup and test for rabies.” Does not make sense to me that they would be mandated to euthanize the pup and test for rabies. Shouldn’t it be, test for rabies first? Why kill
    the poor pup first? If this is the law, then someone has their head up their a…!

    Reply
    • Doug Litchfield says

      January 17, 2023 at 10:36 am

      Our wildlife caretakers darted an elk while it was swimming across the Snake River thinking they would test it after training it to water ski. Think the meat was donated to the local children’s home!!!

      Reply
    • Ed says

      January 17, 2023 at 10:06 pm

      Rabies is something that affects the brain. The only way to be 100% sure is to autopsy the brain which means euthanizing the animal.

      Reply
  7. ErichtheRed says

    December 12, 2022 at 6:50 am

    Lonesome wolf. Unless they are werewolves. I saw on TV they love, LOVE, humans.lol

    Reply

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