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A Tool Planted By The US Government Just Killed This Family’s Dog – And It Could Have Killed Their Son
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A Tool Planted By The US Government Just Killed This Family’s Dog – And It Could Have Killed Their Son

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A 14-year-old boy named Canyon Mansfield was walking his loyal dog Casey near his home in Idaho when the pooch was unexpectedly killed, leaving the whole family heartbroken. It happened when the teenager noticed something sticking half a foot out of the ground in the woods. As soon as Mansfield touched it, he heard something pop and “siss”. Then, orange powder shot out, making Mansfield jumped back in shock. The next thing he knew, Casey the dog was lying on the ground and he could see something was terribly wrong with him…

“[I] saw this red froth coming from his mouth and his eyes turning glassy,” said the boy. As it turned out, the dog was killed by an M44, a US Government approved cyanide trap that is aimed to kill coyotes. It is known that only between 2006 and 2012, over 3,400 animals were mistakenly killed by M44s – and most people are not even aware of the existence of these devices.

“My son Canyon, who witnessed it all, is really struggling with what happened,” Theresa Mansfield, the boy’s mom, told The Dodo. “It was above our house. It makes me not feel safe. I feel like I had terrorism in my own backyard, with my own government.”

(h/t: thedodo)

A 14-year-old boy named Canyon Mansfield was walking his dog Casey when the doggie was unexpectedly killed

It happened when the teenager noticed something sticking half a foot out of the ground in the woods

As soon as Mansfield touched it, he heard something pop and orange powder shot out

Mansfield jumped back in shock and Casey was lying on the ground showing something was terribly wrong

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“[I] saw this red froth coming from his mouth and his eyes turning glassy”

The dog was killed by an M44, a US Government approved cyanide trap that is aimed to kill coyotes

“It was above our house…. I feel like I had terrorism in my own backyard, with my own government”

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kjorn avatar
Kjorn
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is so dangerous. i get it. Coyote can be dangerous too. but this kind of device kill without discernment. it could kill a kid too

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Faina Letoutchaia
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God forbid! But it's the only way these stupid people are going to learn anything!

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John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its most likely legal because it is a 'controlled' item that is meant to be used judiciously. Obviously this one was not, and someone is responsible for acquiring it and then not acting responsibly.

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merra1979 avatar
Red Panda Kitty
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also sad because if humans hadn't eradicated wolf and cougar populations from these areas they wouldn't have such a problem with coyotes, and feel the need to declare war on poor animals indiscriminately.

jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're right. But there is only one thing that is going to change this, long term. That is going to require a robust 'cultured meats' industry, where the select meats are cultured commercially and not by killing animals such as cattle, pigs, chickens, etc. This may be just over the horizon, and when it becomes commercially profitable, the land will no longer be needed for huge herds. There are two things that are going to literally change the world. One of them is the 'cultured meat' industry, which will be safer, and not require the killing of caring animals. The other is the introduction if carbon as a building material. Carbon is over ten times stronger than steel, and over ten times lighter. When this is marketable, you will see the demise of steel and the ability to build anything and everything imaginable. Building will be much taller, and have different shapes. Space elevators will be reality. And we will have much easier access to space. It will be a true wonder.

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Cassie
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is there really no notice to the populace in these areas of the placement of deadly cyanide traps? That's appalling!

mike1462 avatar
Mike Nesbitt
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Correct me if I'm wrong but under US law if you booby-trap your home against intruders you can be prosecuted, so what's the difference here.

jfholden9 avatar
John Holden
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW, brilliant "solution" you fncking governMENTAL idiots. You best generously recompense the family for their tragic loss, and remove all those other devices.

badams avatar
Brad Adams
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor innocent doggie... R.I.P..... Seems it's almost always the innocent who pay the price for the stupid choices made my others.

l-plas2003 avatar
Luca
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coyotes can kill our children! Now coyotes and things that kill coyotes can kill our children! The government solution for this will also probably kill our children! What's wrong with us?!

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Lilya
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are the coyotes gonna get killed? I mean, I know they can be dangerous, but still... all living things should be treated equally! Why government?

adoracat avatar
adoracat
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coyotes ARE predators that kill livestock, and kill pets. They generally aren't afraid of humans. They've killed 4 of my cousin's dogs.

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mike1462 avatar
Mike Nesbitt
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What insane lunatics couldn't see this coming or could and went ahead anyway !

captaintanga avatar
Aris Tzafalias
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it an unbreakable rule, for all the societies into this world, that the idiots must always be the leaders of the common logic people?

jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm assuming that if this was government approved for use, then someone else must have gotten it and planted it there. Was it on your property? And since this is almost certainly a regulated product, that means there are transactions recorded that would show all of the individuals in this area, who acquired such items. Have you checked on this yet?

jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this happened to my Charlie, I can promise you that I would be doing my level best to find out who was responsible. And when I did find out, there would be Holy Hell to pay for such careless actions. And I'm not talking about litigation either.

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Amy Carter
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mind blowing!! I don't even know what to say. Absolutely horrendous.

dysamoria-accounts avatar
Jace
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is unbelievably f*****g stupid. From Wikipedia: "Use of the M44 device has been criticized by animal welfare and environmental groups, as the devices have many unintended victims, including pets and endangered species; strongly indicative of a lack of selectivity, instead of the supposed high level.[5] In 2003, Mr. Dennis Slaugh of Vernal, Utah, was on public lands and mistook an M-44 for a survey marker. When he pulled on it, the device shot sodium cyanide powder on his face and chest causing him to become violently ill.[6] In February 2006, an M44 device killed a man's dog in Utah, as the dog and owner were walking through public land. The man was also affected by the cyanide in the device, and is seeking compensation from the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Service, along with the Utah Department of Food and Agriculture.[7] In 2017 a 14 year old boy in Idaho was injured and dog killed by a M44 which detonated near his home. [8]"

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daLenaBear
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

RIP Casey and all the coyotes and dogs who were nonsensically killed. This is why we can't have faith in humanity.

drivebee avatar
Drive Bee
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's insane. How many of these things are out there? How long had it been there?

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mianicolemosher
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, I'm turning 14 so I think that I understand how heartbreaking it must have been to lose him. I'm with you

mianicolemosher avatar
mianicolemosher
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow I hope you feel better kid ...my dog Jed last year of natural causes so I know how hard it can be...it's like they're your best friend

jade-emily26 avatar
Jade Emily
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This made me cry because recently our government put baits to kill foxes. The foxes have never caused harm to anyone or anything!

sharih avatar
Shari H
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why human beings should stop meddling with Mother Nature! We kill off all the predators, experience population growth of prey; prey becomes undernourished and diseased so we bring in coyotes. Coyotes flourish until the prey populations dwindle and they go after domestic animals so we kill them off and then prey populations increase unto starvation and disease. If humans took their place in the food chain instead of trying to control it none of this would happen. Personally I am a vegetarian, but I respect the need for population control through hunting for food, not sport. Instead of raising livestock for slaughter, then throwing out 40% of the meat, hunt over-populated areas and eat venison and other wildlife. It is the part we are meant to play. --- So sorry for the loss of Casey, and I hope Canyon gets the support he needs to cope with this traumatic experience.

trisho888oceanview avatar
Tricia Overstreet
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

#!!!!Government......This is the most intelligent plan your team could manage ? WTF Concept vāde mēcum were you guys using ?? You were supposed to KILL the Coyotes - Not use Wile E. Coyote's home grown ACME Manuel !!! What ELSE have you done that is still out in the civilian territory ->LURKING and DEADLY.........

hjone139 avatar
Koko Sempai
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I almost cried when they told us the description of the bomb and how the dog died (Y . Y) Humans can be disgusting. I hope people can learn from this and get rid of other cyanide traps. ( U _ U )

siyuan avatar
SiYuan
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is awful... That is the stupidest solution to the problem they could've come up with. Okay, maybe dropping an atomic bomb on the are could've been stupider...

danaclements avatar
Dana C.
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is absolutely heartbreaking. Does anyone know if there's a way to take action and make a stand against this sort of thing?

pnplibi avatar
Paul
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Write your congressman and senators. Federal law allows this, federal law can be changed.

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Andy Calumet
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Government, you need to watch where you put this stuff, it's not okay in people's property, and even if it wasn't, people walk their pets in streets and parks.

mpeterson avatar
Mitchell Peterson
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank god we dont have them in aus my cat loves to roam in the park next door

fainaletoutchaia avatar
Faina Letoutchaia
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Government people don't learn anything, from their own country experience, or other countries experience. In the 1980s the Australian government dropped a number of strychnine traps to reduce Dingo population. There were a lot of unintended victims, dogs, cats. This called 'cobra effect', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect. Why people always have such stupid rulers?

yudyanyalala avatar
HumanBeing
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

RED FROTH AND GLASSY EYES?! F**K THE GOVERMENT!!! THIS IS ANIMAL ABUSE

pomeranianhugger avatar
Lazy Panda
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well I'm not American so I shouldn't comment about the government but still! Are you guys serious? You shouldn't be killing the coyotes unless they're causing problem (but I'm not saying that they definitely aren't) and at least put up sings warning people if they're on land that has these traps! You killed a dog and you almost killed a kid!! Have some common sense

satelliteskin44 avatar
Satellite Skin
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How... How is this even allowed?! Scariest part is is that the government didn't even bother to warn people of these things! What if that was a young child?! What is wrong with this country.

leslieannbednar avatar
Leslie Bednar
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terrible and should be criminal. Makes me furious with the Government

katfish8880 avatar
Timothy D.
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what the actual f**k, at least mark that it is LITERAL CYANIDE

hcmcgrath8 avatar
Heidi McGrath
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/content/printable_version/fs_m44_device.pdf

iristwm avatar
Iris Tam
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There should have sign for human, coyote doesn't read, what a US government, f**k!

wroehlig avatar
Nancy E
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw this on the news. It wouldn't have helped Casey, but, there should be prominent warning signs displayed for humans. Coyotes are pretty fearless. They come into our suburban neighborhood in broad daylight. I've chased them from the driveway with a broom. They are after cats & small dogs. We found one dead by our back deck.

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Alusair Alustriel
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7 years ago

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That's why dogs should wear a muzzle. Not to protect others from them, but to protect dogs from approaching such items. So many times I read and heard of dogs dying of poisoning because they ate something on a walk. Or getting sick and food poisoned form eating somethind dead etc. I love animals, but you have to think ahead and keep in mind there are a ton of brainless people, especially in the government and alike. You never know what the doggie will find and it's a case of seconds, No matter how good your reflexes and attention is.

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Bobbi Newell
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A muzzle would protect against ingestion, but not inhalation. Plus, in this case, it was the human who triggered the trap instead of the dog.

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kjorn avatar
Kjorn
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is so dangerous. i get it. Coyote can be dangerous too. but this kind of device kill without discernment. it could kill a kid too

fainaletoutchaia avatar
Faina Letoutchaia
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God forbid! But it's the only way these stupid people are going to learn anything!

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jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its most likely legal because it is a 'controlled' item that is meant to be used judiciously. Obviously this one was not, and someone is responsible for acquiring it and then not acting responsibly.

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merra1979 avatar
Red Panda Kitty
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also sad because if humans hadn't eradicated wolf and cougar populations from these areas they wouldn't have such a problem with coyotes, and feel the need to declare war on poor animals indiscriminately.

jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're right. But there is only one thing that is going to change this, long term. That is going to require a robust 'cultured meats' industry, where the select meats are cultured commercially and not by killing animals such as cattle, pigs, chickens, etc. This may be just over the horizon, and when it becomes commercially profitable, the land will no longer be needed for huge herds. There are two things that are going to literally change the world. One of them is the 'cultured meat' industry, which will be safer, and not require the killing of caring animals. The other is the introduction if carbon as a building material. Carbon is over ten times stronger than steel, and over ten times lighter. When this is marketable, you will see the demise of steel and the ability to build anything and everything imaginable. Building will be much taller, and have different shapes. Space elevators will be reality. And we will have much easier access to space. It will be a true wonder.

Load More Replies...
cassiewilliams avatar
Cassie
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is there really no notice to the populace in these areas of the placement of deadly cyanide traps? That's appalling!

mike1462 avatar
Mike Nesbitt
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Correct me if I'm wrong but under US law if you booby-trap your home against intruders you can be prosecuted, so what's the difference here.

jfholden9 avatar
John Holden
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW, brilliant "solution" you fncking governMENTAL idiots. You best generously recompense the family for their tragic loss, and remove all those other devices.

badams avatar
Brad Adams
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor innocent doggie... R.I.P..... Seems it's almost always the innocent who pay the price for the stupid choices made my others.

l-plas2003 avatar
Luca
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coyotes can kill our children! Now coyotes and things that kill coyotes can kill our children! The government solution for this will also probably kill our children! What's wrong with us?!

maechew avatar
Lilya
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are the coyotes gonna get killed? I mean, I know they can be dangerous, but still... all living things should be treated equally! Why government?

adoracat avatar
adoracat
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coyotes ARE predators that kill livestock, and kill pets. They generally aren't afraid of humans. They've killed 4 of my cousin's dogs.

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mike1462 avatar
Mike Nesbitt
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What insane lunatics couldn't see this coming or could and went ahead anyway !

captaintanga avatar
Aris Tzafalias
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it an unbreakable rule, for all the societies into this world, that the idiots must always be the leaders of the common logic people?

jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm assuming that if this was government approved for use, then someone else must have gotten it and planted it there. Was it on your property? And since this is almost certainly a regulated product, that means there are transactions recorded that would show all of the individuals in this area, who acquired such items. Have you checked on this yet?

jlk103144 avatar
John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this happened to my Charlie, I can promise you that I would be doing my level best to find out who was responsible. And when I did find out, there would be Holy Hell to pay for such careless actions. And I'm not talking about litigation either.

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c_acarter82 avatar
Amy Carter
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mind blowing!! I don't even know what to say. Absolutely horrendous.

dysamoria-accounts avatar
Jace
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is unbelievably f*****g stupid. From Wikipedia: "Use of the M44 device has been criticized by animal welfare and environmental groups, as the devices have many unintended victims, including pets and endangered species; strongly indicative of a lack of selectivity, instead of the supposed high level.[5] In 2003, Mr. Dennis Slaugh of Vernal, Utah, was on public lands and mistook an M-44 for a survey marker. When he pulled on it, the device shot sodium cyanide powder on his face and chest causing him to become violently ill.[6] In February 2006, an M44 device killed a man's dog in Utah, as the dog and owner were walking through public land. The man was also affected by the cyanide in the device, and is seeking compensation from the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Service, along with the Utah Department of Food and Agriculture.[7] In 2017 a 14 year old boy in Idaho was injured and dog killed by a M44 which detonated near his home. [8]"

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daLenaBear
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

RIP Casey and all the coyotes and dogs who were nonsensically killed. This is why we can't have faith in humanity.

drivebee avatar
Drive Bee
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's insane. How many of these things are out there? How long had it been there?

mianicolemosher avatar
mianicolemosher
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, I'm turning 14 so I think that I understand how heartbreaking it must have been to lose him. I'm with you

mianicolemosher avatar
mianicolemosher
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow I hope you feel better kid ...my dog Jed last year of natural causes so I know how hard it can be...it's like they're your best friend

jade-emily26 avatar
Jade Emily
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This made me cry because recently our government put baits to kill foxes. The foxes have never caused harm to anyone or anything!

sharih avatar
Shari H
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why human beings should stop meddling with Mother Nature! We kill off all the predators, experience population growth of prey; prey becomes undernourished and diseased so we bring in coyotes. Coyotes flourish until the prey populations dwindle and they go after domestic animals so we kill them off and then prey populations increase unto starvation and disease. If humans took their place in the food chain instead of trying to control it none of this would happen. Personally I am a vegetarian, but I respect the need for population control through hunting for food, not sport. Instead of raising livestock for slaughter, then throwing out 40% of the meat, hunt over-populated areas and eat venison and other wildlife. It is the part we are meant to play. --- So sorry for the loss of Casey, and I hope Canyon gets the support he needs to cope with this traumatic experience.

trisho888oceanview avatar
Tricia Overstreet
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

#!!!!Government......This is the most intelligent plan your team could manage ? WTF Concept vāde mēcum were you guys using ?? You were supposed to KILL the Coyotes - Not use Wile E. Coyote's home grown ACME Manuel !!! What ELSE have you done that is still out in the civilian territory ->LURKING and DEADLY.........

hjone139 avatar
Koko Sempai
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I almost cried when they told us the description of the bomb and how the dog died (Y . Y) Humans can be disgusting. I hope people can learn from this and get rid of other cyanide traps. ( U _ U )

siyuan avatar
SiYuan
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is awful... That is the stupidest solution to the problem they could've come up with. Okay, maybe dropping an atomic bomb on the are could've been stupider...

danaclements avatar
Dana C.
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is absolutely heartbreaking. Does anyone know if there's a way to take action and make a stand against this sort of thing?

pnplibi avatar
Paul
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Write your congressman and senators. Federal law allows this, federal law can be changed.

Load More Replies...
abagailsapphire24 avatar
Andy Calumet
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Government, you need to watch where you put this stuff, it's not okay in people's property, and even if it wasn't, people walk their pets in streets and parks.

mpeterson avatar
Mitchell Peterson
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank god we dont have them in aus my cat loves to roam in the park next door

fainaletoutchaia avatar
Faina Letoutchaia
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Government people don't learn anything, from their own country experience, or other countries experience. In the 1980s the Australian government dropped a number of strychnine traps to reduce Dingo population. There were a lot of unintended victims, dogs, cats. This called 'cobra effect', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect. Why people always have such stupid rulers?

yudyanyalala avatar
HumanBeing
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

RED FROTH AND GLASSY EYES?! F**K THE GOVERMENT!!! THIS IS ANIMAL ABUSE

pomeranianhugger avatar
Lazy Panda
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well I'm not American so I shouldn't comment about the government but still! Are you guys serious? You shouldn't be killing the coyotes unless they're causing problem (but I'm not saying that they definitely aren't) and at least put up sings warning people if they're on land that has these traps! You killed a dog and you almost killed a kid!! Have some common sense

satelliteskin44 avatar
Satellite Skin
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How... How is this even allowed?! Scariest part is is that the government didn't even bother to warn people of these things! What if that was a young child?! What is wrong with this country.

leslieannbednar avatar
Leslie Bednar
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terrible and should be criminal. Makes me furious with the Government

katfish8880 avatar
Timothy D.
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what the actual f**k, at least mark that it is LITERAL CYANIDE

hcmcgrath8 avatar
Heidi McGrath
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/content/printable_version/fs_m44_device.pdf

iristwm avatar
Iris Tam
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There should have sign for human, coyote doesn't read, what a US government, f**k!

wroehlig avatar
Nancy E
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw this on the news. It wouldn't have helped Casey, but, there should be prominent warning signs displayed for humans. Coyotes are pretty fearless. They come into our suburban neighborhood in broad daylight. I've chased them from the driveway with a broom. They are after cats & small dogs. We found one dead by our back deck.

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Alusair Alustriel
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That's why dogs should wear a muzzle. Not to protect others from them, but to protect dogs from approaching such items. So many times I read and heard of dogs dying of poisoning because they ate something on a walk. Or getting sick and food poisoned form eating somethind dead etc. I love animals, but you have to think ahead and keep in mind there are a ton of brainless people, especially in the government and alike. You never know what the doggie will find and it's a case of seconds, No matter how good your reflexes and attention is.

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Bobbi Newell
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A muzzle would protect against ingestion, but not inhalation. Plus, in this case, it was the human who triggered the trap instead of the dog.

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