Legal Beagle's Report

Here Is My Report For This Month

An Important Summer Reminder

Summer is here which means that there will be many hot day's ahead for us. "Please" do not lock your pet or child up in your vehicle while you shop or do chores. The temperatures in your vehicle can reach deadly proportions. Every year hundreds of needless deaths are reported due to this tragic mistake. It can be a mistake who's consequences can haunt you for the rest of your life. Also please remember to leave an adequate water supply for your four legged friend. Make sure also that your pet has a shaded area in which to lie down in. In very hot areas it may be a good idea to provide your dog with dog booties so that their paws are not burned by the hot asphalt or cement. These are all very important things to remember so that you and your pet may have a safe and pleasant summer season.

"May You All Have A Very Safe Summer"

Respectfully Yours,

Legal Beagle

I would like to invite you all to visit the web site of a very good friend of mine. His name is "Action Bear" and on his web site you will find very interesting articles and stories on endangered animals. You will also find various ways in which you may protect and help these endangered creatures. There are also very important links to organizations and agencies that protect animals and their God given rights. I have provided a link to Action Bear's web site below. I am sure that you will enjoy your visit there. Also I should add that now I have my very own web site located at the link that I have provided below.

My Article For This Month Is:

Co-existing With The Misunderstood Coyote

To some people, the coyote is an incorrigible pest that can pose a menace to humans and their pets, a predatory critter that wreaks havoc on the tranquility of a suburban neighborhood.
But others point out the coyote was here first and is simply following its natural hunting behavior.
Abbie Jane Williams, of southeast Naperville Illinois, says she has met up with coyotes while walking her dog on a leash and finds them shy animals that don't convey a threatening posture.
"We just figure when you live in wooded areas, it's their land, and we're really lucky to be able to live there," said Williams, 73.
"They really are not confrontational."
The Wheaton Illinois City Council is weighing whether to hire a trapper to address recent coyote attacks on pets in the city.
But Williams says the idea that coyotes are vicious killers is based on misperception. Keeping dogs and cats safe is just common sense.
"... If they are good pet owners, you simply don't let a small animal out," she said. "you just have to be aware."
While not aggressive against humans, coyotes can exhibit ferocity in defense of their turf.
Brad Lundsteen, of St. Charles Illinois, traps coyotes and other wildlife for a living. Often as not he has to euthanize coyotes because it's tough to achieve a happy ending for an intrusive carnivore. He sees it as a sad but unavoidable reality.
"They're always going to be around. If you take one away, another one's going to come and take its place," Lundsteen said." And there's no deterring them."
The problem is especially hard to solve when a coyote goes after someone's dog or cat.
"You can't correct that problem. Once they start killing pets, they aren't going to stop," said Lundsteen, who has been in the profession for nearly 24 years and said sometimes coyotes kill small animals for no apparent reason.
Coyotes aren't without their virtues, however. Their appetite for meat makes them helpful in keeping rodent populations down. They also prey on Canada geese and sometimes young white-tailed deer.
An attack on a human by a coyote has never been recorded in DuPage County, and not in more than 30 years anywhere else in Illinois.
"We really don't need to fear coyotes," Williams said.

The above is from an article written by Susan Frick Carlman. Found in the Saturday, February 27, 2010 issue of THE BEACON- NEWS newspaper of Aurora Illinois.

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Some Interesting Facts About Coyotes

COYOTE
Looks like : Long, lanky, and built for speed. They range in color from brownish gray to darkish gray and have a bushy tail. Coyotes can often be heard barking sharply or howling at night.
Where it lives : Shelterd places, especially near creeks. They are most active at night, dawn and dusk.
Favorite foods : Carrion, birds, big insects, rodents and sometimes deer or sheep. If you see one in your neighborhood, bring your pets in at night. "He doesn't know the difference between a rabbit and a cat as far as food goes."
Fact : Coyotes are mentioned in many myths, folk stories and legends.
The above is from an article written by Sarah McEntire and Jennifer Okamoto for The Dallas Morning News. Article was found in the Kid News section of the Chicago Tribune newspaper .

Respectfully ,
Sir Reginald Fox

sir.reginaldfox@maxhasthefacts.com