I lived in Canyon Country CA and at night during the summer all you’d hear were the coyotes howling and tearing up screaming cats and dogs who were left out over night by the neighbors. I can’t believe people would be that neglectful and cruel.
I disagree. It’s not about neglect and cruelty. I collected my two boys from a shelter. So I had no choice in who they already were. One is definitely an indoor/outdoor cat. To keep him imprisoned would be cruel, not to mention the repairs to my home from an angry, bored, and stressed out kitty. So they have a door where they can come and go as they please. And I have made my peace that one day he may not come home. But I love him enough to allow him to roam and live a richer life, if a bit shorter. He survived one 24 hour period of being missing. I’m sure he got treed by the local coyotes until they finally gave up and left. He came limping home a day later and a much wiser cat. However as the years have passed he stays more and more around home. People who allow their cats some freedom are not cruel. They know the risks. So do the cats. It’s an imperfect world. Cats with freedom have shorter lifespans. Cats imprisoned inside homes live much more barren and tortured lives.
@@CX0909 Yup. Young kids aren't going to be left outside at night to fend for themselves. Cats, on the other hand, are nocturnal creatures that when used to being out at night anytime they want, will make your life miserable scratching and squalling at the door until you let them out. It's their nature, and if a cat has smarts, it can learn to take care of itself and not get et. If not, well, animals will be animals.
@@jaromor8808No, they are an invasive species that is rapidly multiplying faster than the local wildlife can. They kill everything, and they kill for sport not survival.
Cat lovers crying about watching a cat die need to remember that bird lovers or mice lovers could feel the same. Circle of life in nature is brutal but a must to feed one another.
We've dealt with coyotes at our place for 42 years. If not for them we'd be overrun with rabbits, rats, and mice. We also have had, and have, many cats. They stay indoors, handle any rodents (and scorpions, and centipedes) that get inside, and the birds outside are safe. Anyone who lets their cat outside in coyote country is guilty of criminal laziness.
Coyotes are a nuisance in any rural or suburban area. More so than cats as coyotes can harm humans as well as livestock. All should be shot on site. No questions asked.
Cats are too used to bullying domesticated Dogs who are too good natured to fight, or eat tiny mice and think theyre all badass until they step into the forest and end up being a chew toy. Those tiny little claws dont amount to much when a Coyote has them by the back and is shaking them around like a rag doll. They best do their strutting at home and be a big frog in a small puddle.
That "unusual" number of cat that enter the forest are ABANDONED cats, meaning they are being dumped there by people who don't want them anymore which is cruel and heartless because those are domesticated cats, house cats that don't know how to protect themselves against predators such as coyotes.
@@bonnieharris8855 absolutely. Cats in the suburbs kill millions of birds and don't eat them. I'd rather have coyotes any day. Even though I have a pair of dashund dogs
Yeah, you can tell a feral cat from a house cat. These are definitely dropped off house cats. If you ever saw a feral cat fight it is NOT like this. They claw and bite the snout and eyes HARD! These cats are docile until its too late not knowing how to fight. The people who drop them off has something wrong with them. We have no kill shelters and such when you tire of actually taking care of something. These people make me sick.
While going to school, I worked security at a housing complex that sits in the unincorporated area of Los Gatos, CA. My weekend shift was Swing and and one night of Graveyard. Every time I worked through the wee hours of the morning, I'd see one or two coyotes strolling past the gate area. Over the year that I worked there, I believe about 3 small dogs and no less than 8 cats were killed by the pack that roamed the neighborhood. If you live on the edge of a wooded area, always take your pets in at night, and/or don't leave them outside in the yard, if you're not going to be monitoring them for hours. Coyotes are smart as heck and will either hop fences, or lure your pet off the property. Heck, I hear they even occasionally go for medium size dogs, if the pack is large enough.
I’ve heard that coyotes will set up ambushes. They will send a single smaller coyote to tease a cat / dog until the prey chases them, the bait coyote will then flee leading the pursuer into an ambush where multiple coyotes will attack the cat.
@@jazzypoo7960 some parts of the States they act like pack animals. You'll be surprise of the unknown that happens. Get a large powerful LGD (Kangal/Akbash/Alabai dog) and a buddy. LGDs killed them with ease.
I can't stress that enough. You're correct. So many cat owners are so irresponsible. We don't want your animals out in the wild and they have no right to be. This is what happens.
Exactly, if you can’t bare the sight of having to scrape their pancaked corpse off the road or getting munched on by a coyote, bear, mountain lion, or somebody’s dog keep them inside. Besides it’s not just things that can kill it, cats kill native wildlife and it does have a nasty ecological effect on small mammal and bird populations.
@@j5892000The difference is that many of those birds are native of the area, while cats are most definitely an invasive species that kill prey in disproportionately higher numbers compared to other predators in the area. Also, most of those birds eat insects and fruits/seeds. So not exactly a super predator behavior.
When I was young a coyote killed my beloved cat Fat Butt. Since then I’ve been tormented by the way he was found torn in half like this. I always feared his death was terrible and painful. I’m glad to see this was more merciful than I imagined. I always hoped either his throat was squeezed rendering him unconscious and killing him or that he quickly went into shock and didn’t feel everything. This video was an unexpected relief for my heart. Love your forever Fat Butt.
Get yourself a small caliber rifle like a .22 and slow 22 rounds. They are not as loud for the neighbors. Next time you see one., put about 3 rounds in him and drop him. Don't chose to be helpless and victim. Make them the hunted. Pay back for Fatt Butt
I've lost 2 to Coyotes and not because i'm an irresponsible Cat Owner. Both times they got loose.Different locations, different decades. When they get a mind to run, it's on. I opened the door and he shot past me. He rarely went outside. Sucks because both were wonderful Cats
Sorry for your pet and your loss. Even 'tho distanced in place and time . These are tragedies that caring decent people wish never happened. Now-days, the general public attitude could work toward helping prevent and reduce such happenings, by removal of predators from Human living areas.
A well fed house cat will go out and kill whatever it can without eating it, they will wipe out a nest of rabbits or whatever just to kill. The coyote on the other hand kills to survive. The cat should not be out in the first place.
But won't that also benefit other animals? For example, in this video, the skunk and rabbit follow the same path as the cat. So, in theory, they get to eat the leftovers from the cat's hunt. Additionally, the video shows that the coyote spared the lives of the skunk and rabbit because it caught the cat.
This is a great example of the battle of the fittest. If people have cats they care about you can’t just allow them to roam around areas where there are other predators.
NO. I know what you are saying if it is a wandering cat but its not of the fittest. These are house cats used to maybe catching a mouse or bird NOT confront large predators. Some A hole dropped these cats off after they grew from cute kittens and having to actually take care of an animal was too much. Sickening when there are no kill shelters and people to take care of them. I have a feral cat and rescue cats like these so no damn static from A holes.
@@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649 Hey Karen, coyotes DO belong there, NOT domestic HOUSEcats!!! Emphasis on HOUSE cats. If anything, shoot every single housecat running loose you see!! Here in the country, when some city idiot moves in and let's Fluffy or Mittens or any other names they give these holy terrors, loose around here, there are a few people who gut shoot them so they go home and cost their owners a pile of money at the veterinary. These people letting their domestic cats outside, thinking it's so cute that Fluffy brought me a dead baby rabbit are the ones to blame for this crap!!! NOT the natural animals THAT BELONG THERE!! BTW, is way more than only coyotes eating cats, look around on RU-vid and you'll find countless other WILD animals that BELONG there, catching these cats and killing them!! Just on RU-vid I've found many videos of cats being killed by too many animals to list!! Just go to search on RU-vid and you'll find them!! These lazy and seriously demented cat owners who don't take responsible care of their pets are the ones who should be punished, not nature!! Now, how many of you cat owners want to argue truth???
Cats shouldnt be allowed to roam free because they are non-native species and kill native species in droves. One country makes it illegal to let you cat go outside for this reason. If my dog ran free I’d catch all kinds of hell from neighbors but its ok for their cat to roam?
Do you think coyotes don't eat the same things as cats? They eat exactly the same species, or even more, because they are larger and have a greater appetite. They attack pets, and smaller dogs are also on their menu. They kill birds, chicks and eat bird eggs whenever they can. In the villages they eat goats, sheep, chickens and ducks. Additionally, they breed like rabbits and are an invasive species. And you say a coyote is better than a cat because you probably think it eats grass.
Coyotes are masters at avoiding contact with humans. An animal control associate told me there were about a half dozen of them in our neighborhood responsible for the disappearance of small pets in the area. We had no idea.
Masters of staying just out of reach, maybe. If they really think they've got you with numbers, they'll try to ambush your dogs on a walk, the elderly who are almost dead, and little children. Or bears who have already been terminally injured. They're not shy about trying to draw your animals away from you. Or harassing livestock.
that's the difference between pets and wild animals, I do think the result will be different if it's a lynx or even a smaller wild cat@@infinitydreamzz
@@xiyanedu you're probably right, housecats are completely unfamiliar with fighting for survival and wild instincts are dormant due to lack of use, but still weird because the cat put one paw between the coyote's eyes so the sharp claws were literally an inch away from the coyote's eyes. Btw, a coyote would not dare do this to an adult lynx, lynxes are big powerful cats bested only by mountain lions, not even a wolf would seriously attack one
@@xiyanedu A lynx would probably shred a coyotes face off. If you put a cat and a dog (coyote) of the same weight class the dog would suffer immeasurably, because 1v1 all things being equal a dog has no business fucking with a cat.. A housecat and a coyote are a mismatch .
Or my neighbor. He was trapping cats and shooting them. 4 were people's pets that got out, had ID'S on and he didn't care. He hates animals walking in his yard. The guy is a fruitcake.
@@bbaff8622 , these were not indoor/ outdoor cats. Two I know were let out by a repairman, who apparently left the door wide open when going to his truck. I always shut my cats in a room when I have company, especially with kids, or repair people here.
If you have pet cats and want them to enjoy the outdoors safely, consider building a catio. That way it keeps your cats safe from predators and cats don't harm the birds, at least with covered cage catios. Cats can still get to smaller animals if they come into their catio, like mice. But better to keep our pets contained inside mostly in such wild country. The Coyote probably had a family to feed too. There are lots of house cats. When food could be scarce, wild predators take what they can get. They're just trying to survive. I know the killing isn't pretty. Domestic animals outnumber wildlife a lot more. Humans and their animals are wiping out wildlife numbers. But then, people who wipe out wolves make the coyotes numbers go up. And there are ways to protect livestock. Get Kangal dogs for example for sheep. Or llamas or donkeys to help guard livestock. Or lots of good guarding dogs around livestock. There are ways to deter wild predators without killing them.
Yup. In the Africa game reserves they used to kill the wild dogs. Not clever as nature is tough and all animals make up the world. They didn't kill all the hippos. And hippos kill a lot of people. Crocs too. And even my worst wild animal the mosquito has a place in food chain
My neighbor's cat was attacked by two coyotes in his backyard, he said the cat gave out a horrible screech and his pit bull ran out of the doggie door to see what was going on, and by the time my neighbor got there, the pit had one of the coyotes by neck and was doing a death shake on it, and the other coyote ran when he saw my neighbor. The cat was bit up but survived, and the pit bull badly mauled the coyote, there was blood everywhere. He tried getting his dog to stop, but the dog wasn't having it. He said eventually the coyote got loose and ran off. Apparently the coyote was no match for the dog. I've noticed more coyotes lately and they're becoming increasingly emboldened. They use to run when you walked toward them. Now they stand their ground and challenge you. We live in L.A. County... I just can't remember it being this bad. They serve an important role in the local ecosystem, but they're becoming a serious nuisance and a threat to public safety.
@@chateaupig826 You don't understand habituation. Coyotes are in many ways like rats. They are opportunistic and will follow humans into urban areas for easy food, i.e., it's easier to tip over a trash can for food rather than track and hunt rodents. Read more, friend.
Trail cameras are amazing! Most people have no idea what goes on at night, even in the city. Mine has recorded a surprising variety of wildlife in my backyard over the years. Everybody should own at least one!
Agreed!! I live in rural South Ontario, Canada and we don’t get any Moose down here….But a few years back we captured one on our trail cam, we were surprised to see him on the footage! I guess sometimes they do get “lost”?😬👋🏼🇨🇦
I keep my Mutzhus inside at night. They go off at night running around inside barking. But yes I do know there are Coyotes roaming at night. In the city. BUT if I had a pair of Wolfhounds or Deerhounds? Or mayby even two or three Belgian Tervuren. If they want outside. Then outside you go. I would even leave door open for them to come and go. But they also might run into skunk? Hopefully only once.
My parents had a mouser cat (natural hunter) who they would allow out. They originally had two cats but one got hit by a car. We always thought it was a mistake to let them roam free. After my parents died we corralled the mouser and now she is strictly an indoor cat. I think she misses the outdoors but TOO EFFING BAD!
As cold as it is to say, I truly enjoyed living the last few years in a community with a healthy coyote population. I love cats, but it was amazing to see such a healthy bird population. Fix 'em and keep 'em indoors folks.
@ivanandivanovich: And... no endless cat fights at 01:00 in the morn, not to mention all the cats crappin in your flower garden, etc., etc., the list goes on!
Bird populations are actually healthiest in regions with high cat populations. Cats control non-native rodents that quickly decimate bird populations. Cats are vitally important as an obligate carnivorous mesopredator
@@davidvaughn7752 my source is what I have seen out in the field and numerous reliable studies done into the subject of cat predation. I’ve got hundreds of domestic cats in my area and birds are absolutely thriving. We’ve had numerous successful broods and even some threatened species have returned (skylark being one of them). In the northern hemisphere domestic cats fulfil a crucial role as a hypercarnivorous mesopredator. They control the numbers of rats and squirrels and in response bird populations increase. The increase in bird populations as a result of the control and elimination of invasive rodent species in turn feeds species that specialise in songbird predation (sparrowhawks). I’ve also planted hundreds of native rowan and hawthorn which have already fed hundreds of thousands of wintering fieldfares and redwing and hope to grow seeding plants to help threatened seed eaters such as greenfinch. So stop complaining about a subject you know next to nothing about and actually do your own research and help your local wildlife. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794845/
@@davidvaughn7752 anyway cats have been here for 2,000 years and haven’t contributed to a single extinction. Nothing you say will ever change that scientific fact
Thanks for the warning. I couldn't watch this. People in my community are always complaining of their cats going missing. Yes, we live in the suburbs and coyotes are a problem. Please don't let your kitties stay outside. It bothers me that so many people consider cats' lives about as useful as a rodent. They are precious lives and companions just as much as dogs.
Coyotes are not a damn problem! They sure as hell where here before us. This idea that nature is a problem makes me laugh! It is our duty are humans with a rationing mind to give our pets protection. This does not include the need to kill all wild life.
You would be surprised how many people will shoot or poison cats that venture onto their property. And then there are those who purposefully swerve their car to hit any critter crossing the street. Depending on the area, I doubt coyote predation is at the top of the list for why kitties go missing. Also, outdoor cats tend to have several "homes" unbeknownst to the owner. Lots of neighborhood people will feed the cat and let it come indoors if it wants to and they may end up just keeping it.
@@PewGoBoomLife You actually edited that lol ? I actually agree. Everything has its place. Keep them Kitties and Small Doggies inside if you care about them. I eschew the killing of Mountain lions and Bears. Relocation is much more positive alternative................ and yes, they were here before us.
@DangerRussDayZ6533 that is me. I hate cats so much that I will never miss an opportunity to kill them when I can. You've been warned. Keep those trash animals inside.
I've numerous times found the remains of cats in our hood, and then a couple days later you see the flyer go up, and you get the fun of having to tell the people you found a leg. Numerous times I've heard people say... "Well, better they lived free". Umm... This is L.A. geniuses... They don't need to be "free". Put your cats inside at night.
Made me a little sad to think that some of these cats were pets given by the collars. I’m sure their owners would be devastated to know. 😢 However, this was very well documented
Ikr - i can't even begin to imagine what it would be like if I saw a video of my pet being killed like this - I don't think I'd be able to function ! My heart goes out to the cat's owners ❤
@@blackpowder4016 Think about the wildlife that gets free scraps from a cat's hunt. If the owner doesn't get the "gift," other animals like coyotes, skunks, or rabbits will benefit from the free food.
Excellent video, this is a warning to small pets owners, coyote is not a fault, humans have the responsibility to keep small pets inside specially at night
The sound the cat made was heartbreaking. Nature can be so cruel. But the coyote is doing what it's natural drive to survive dictates. I was walking to work months ago and a massive pack of coyotes crossed the street just ahead of me. When I got to where they crossed there was a solitary one that looked to me like it was alone. It ended up walking beside me for a while. Almost felt like it needed my company.
i don't think the cat that was killed was white -- if you look at the footage of the coyote travelling in front of one of the trail cameras after it killed the cat, you can see stripes on the end of its tail, which would suggest the cat was ginger/red/orange as solid orange cats naturally have incomplete tabby markings like that without having any genes for tabby patterns.
If you are getting a cat, keep it in-doors only people. Yes this isn't always easy or possible, but whenever is is, do so. In-door cats live twice as long, contract less parasites, and have less expensive vet bills. Moreover out-door cats contribute to the over hunting of wildlife like birds, reptiles frogs and more. They also can potentially spread diseases to wildlife. If you think only a wolf or mountain lion can kill a house cat, your wrong. Fisher cats and even occasionally raccoons can kill house cats, not to mention hawks, cars, dogs and more.
Keep them indoors to prevent them from breeding and overpopulating your area. Since the 10 feral Cats moved in, all the other wildlife that used to hang around on my property are gone. Nothing but freaken Cats everywhere breeding and singing kareoke under my window at night. About 10 of them need to disappear so the birds, squirrels, ground hog coons and possums come back.
A few months ago, while walking in a local park, I found the front two-thirds or so of a cat skull, with the face still intact. This in a urbanized area of Lakewood, WA. A coyote hit, almost certainly, I now refer to that trail as "cat-head trail."
@@jeremywanner4526 lol, use your common sense instead of reading books from bird lovers that portray cats as the boogyman to birds. Predators such as the two I mentioned are more efficient hunters than the cat, they can climb up and down trees at will. Cats can't. Most cats will not prey on squirrels or rats because the prey will fight back. If cats are responsible for millions of wildlife deaths, than the weasel is responsible for billions of wildlife deaths because the weasel is many times more efficient killer than the cat.
@@DerrickDeitz yeah it probably is, but that doesn't negate my point. if a feral cat can't survive out there, how do people expect their pet cat to do any better? this video is just a good example showing the reality of nature, which has no sympathy for domesticated animals
Cat's are a bit arrogant. That's the only way this coyote got anywhere near it. I'm surprised the coyote isn't all that efficient at dispatching it. I had a cat killing dog and the cat's were dead within seconds of him getting ahold of them.
Most likely the cat had been de-clawed, this explains the reason the coyote's face isn't messed up: a cat that size is more than capable of scratching out the coyote's eyes balls and shouldn't be an easy kill for a coyote.
You underestimate coyotes. They are very smart predators who will shift their hunting techniques to suit what prey they are hunting. Claws or no claws, this cat lost once the coyote had ahold of its throat
Completely untrue about the cat messing up the coyotes face. Years ago a boxer I had grabbed a full grown stray cat that wondered into our yard. By the time I got out back to see why he was (seriously) growling, he had the cat in his mouth while the cat had both claws on the side of his face. I thought he was going to be scratched up pretty good, but instead after I made him drop the cat and inspected him he didn't even have blood on him. Barely any marks with a cat fighting for its life. The whole premise of a cat beating up a dog is based on timid dogs who just thought it was play time, or the ones that realized they couldn't just bully a cat. A dog that's hungry or protecting it's territory has no problems dispatching cats. That's the reality of it, unfortunately for many cats all over.
Well there you go folks there's your happy outdoor cat. All the people that are too lazy to clean a cat box maybe shouldn't have a cat in the first place.
A coyotes job is to trick cats into thinking cats are badass. Coyotes will at times jump around cats, run off a bit, etc. Coyotes also understand when these kitties are somewhat safe, around humans and houses. Then when found alone, the cat will think the coyote will again be timid around it...quick meal for the coyote. Checkmate.
Hello from Oklahoma! Interesting Video. It's pretty obvious to me that was a fairly young coyote by how long it took to kill the cat. An older coyote would've known exactly what to do with its meal. Plus, he/she took a look around to make sure another coyote or animal wasn't going to steal its meal. With successes like this, this young coyote will be something in a year. People need to realize this goes on in suburban areas. Keep your pets inside at night or one day they won't come home.
Owners who let their cats outdoors are irresponsible. If this cat is a pet it doesn't deserve a death like this. Coyotes should hunt rabbits and not pets.
Like a Coyote would even give a shit. Also they don't have the intelligence of knowing what a pet is, lmao. When they're hungry all that matters to them is finding an animal they can kill and feast upon. In many multiple cases an outdoor cat
@@TheKontraktor007 Which is exactly why you should keep your cat indoors if it is a pet. If you own a pet and let it outdoors without supervision, of course there is a risk of its becoming prey if there are predators there. Irresponsible is the only way of describing owners like that.
@@columbus730 I agree, I actually have two indoor cats. Cuz we both know there's many predators out in the wilderness that would easily kill or devour a cat. It's to bad that there's too many irresponsible people who own cats out there, that let them be outside
@@chateaupig826 I've nothing against the coyote. Predators are part of the ecosystem and play a role. The cat, if it was a family pet, should not have been out there. The owners were stupid, almost to the point of abuse. Think of how many rabbits there would be if there were no predators. Family pets should not be on the menu.
This is true. We had a bad feral cat problem in the country side and very low game bird population. A GW told us if we see any cats, not bobs or lynx, shoot them.
Coyotes wipe out the Quail, Turkey and Grouse populations though when they over populate. When I was a boy we had Quail, and Turkeys in abundance, then the Coyote population exploded and the birds went nearly extinct. Then the state offered a $3 bounty on Coyotes and the numbers were culled back enough to allow the birds to recover.
Absolutly not true for I've had 11 freal cats over 45 yr period only one a sylvester female did catch severa bids butshe new I didn't like it the others some super mousers never caught birds...! In fact I will say feral cats are what keep mouse & rats populations down as well as chipmonks and red sqirrels they do a real job with them esp around homes and farm areas...!
I am sure there are some that view this as so cruel. However, cats basically prey on so many other smaller animals in very similar ways without care. Animal do such things to survive and feed their hunger. We are having a problem with the neighbor's cat trying to get to a birdhouse on our front porch at night with baby Blue Birds inside. They trigger the door bell camera. Just animals doing what animals do...
I feel like this is the only way to convince people not to let their cats out, they dont give a shit about the hundreds of animal's they kill out of boredom thanks to the excess food they get from us, only when it personally affects them will they *maybe* listen
The cat has very little defence against a coyote. All a cat's claws can do is scratch and its teeth, puncture. So it gets by, by warning animals with a short moment of pain but if the animal doesn't care about that then it can't do much else. And so many cats go out to start a fight instead of minding their own business.
Oh you'd be surprised. Idjits and hoarders, some of them have letters around their names, people you'd otherwise think intelligent, but the birds and coyote are who belong.
Our neighbor "the Cat Lady" died and left 27 Cats running around. All she did was leave them outside and let them breed. The guy in the apartment downstairs was feeding Kittens to his big Snake.
About 8 years ago I bought a house on several acres that borders a river. Right away I noticed that there were no small animals or birds. But I did notice there were a lot of feral cats. So I began a program. I never miss a cat. .17 HM2, suppressed. I’m well over 150 probably closer to 200, I lost count. At first, I was getting five or six a week, sometimes two in a night now I’m lucky to get one a month. But now I have small animals, including rabbits, squirrels, and also birds, which include ducks, doves, quail, and songbirds. I’ve even noticed muskrats in the river now.
I agree. We have a feral Cat problem and the birds i used to relax and watch in the morning are gone now. Just spots of brightly colored feathers scattered around in a circle. Heartbreaking to see uneaten carcasses of Squirrels i'd been feeding for years just laying there.
@@whatthefox4787 At my place in the tropics, we have feral cats. Songbirds and squirrels were absent until we had huge trees and until we feed grain to chickens, which the birds would steal. Cats can climb roofs, but I've never seen them climb trees to catch these birds or squirrels. So, in your area, do you have trees and bird feed available?
I heard that bird populations have been decimated by domesticated and wild cat populations. With the coyote population increasing, maybe it'll help keep in check the cat population and help restore the bird population. (Of course, some bird populations are decimated by the lack of bugs due to pesticides. )
That "bird populations have been decimated by domesticated cats..." is bs. Sure, in regions having no native cats species birds didn't evolve anti cat predation defense, but in the Americas, in Europe, Asia...most of the world actually, birds and cats have co-evolved for thousands and thousands of years...Feral cats are a problem mostly in Austalia, Tasmania and NZ where there's no native cat species, and almost no predators to regulate cats population... Bird pops have crashed since the 70's because of the concomitant crash of insect populations probably caused by large scale use of those new pesticides...Most birds and 100% of passerine birds only rely on insects to feed their young, son less insect=less reproductivity...
A correlation between the presence of coyotes and an increase in the populations of songbirds (and several other species cats are known to wipe out) has been acknowledged by several studies. So that's at least one benefit of the coyote population exploding.
@@chitinskin9860you people have to have some kind of low intelligence, an increase in coyotes screams disaster Here in Illinois they don’t “avoid people” they will attack and you clowns want an increase because of house cats?
I wonder if this was a young and inexperienced coyote. It didn't seem to have much crushing power in its jaws. I also wonder why it wasn't shaking the cat. Shaking prey disorients it, helps destroy tissue (In this case, it might have broken the cat's neck.) and is a predator mainstay. I love all animals, so footage of any animal being hurt disturbs me, but the struggle for life and athleticism involved is super interesting. What an active area you found to place the camera! Thank you.
@@deboradesaint-d4611 Souvent, lorsqu'un animal est blessé dans une telle situation, il se bat plus violemment. Certains commentateurs ont estimé que le chat n'était pas aussi féroce que les chats le sont habituellement. Je ne peux pas dire. Mais dans tous les cas, si l'une des égratignures a blessé le coyote, il n'a pas répondu avec un niveau de violence plus élevé. Merci pour votre commentaire réfléchi!
There are too many pets animal out there and coyotes are hungry. It doesn’t bother me few cats ended up on coyotes menu. This way coyotes are keeping feral cats population in check.
Feral cats need to become food for other Critters. I don't want to hear all the whining from cat owners about "poor Kitty". Keep your cats inside as any vet tell you, for many reasons... more power to the Coyotes! 😂👍
@My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds. Just watched a few videos of bigger dogs beating some leopard ass so I know that's not true. It's almost always leopards sneaking up on a sleeping dog or killing small to mid sized dogs. Feral and domestic cats are terrible for wild bird populations so I don't really feel any sympathy for them being hunted, they hunt plenty of other animals themselves.
I've never understood people that keep small pets outdoors in coyote country.... There's been a lot of Cats in my neighborhood over the years. I like to go on late night walks and I've seen dozens of them around various streets and culdesacs. But theres always a missing Cat poster that eventually gets put up somewhere. Or a Cat that I haven't seen in awhile and I take notice of it because they were really friendly and would let me pet them. And it sucks because I just know that a Coyote got them... It makes me really annoyed with the owners. They always have a stupid excuse for why they didn't want to keep their Cats in doors. And then they act all surprised & shocked when their pets are gone or only a few pieces of them remain. Some pet owners are just insanely idiotic.
It IS sad. And did you notice you called it coyote country. Maybe we should call it people (and pets') country and do more to move coyotes out of it. Because humans have a right to safe living areas. Some people would be surprised at how much "peopleless" true wilderness still exists for wild hunter animals.
Reasons why you SHOULDNT leave your cats outside. They kill a lot of birds and also they can end up in harms way by getting ran over or killed by wild animals. That’s when owners need to be responsible not throwing their cats out that haven’t been fixed breeding like rabbits and then becomes an issue all around. Yes cats NEED space to run an roam but that’s when the owner takes their cats on walks or adapts their living space making high places for them to climb and run that is their own space or both and if that can’t be done then the owner just doesn’t need a cat at all.
You forget to mention how cats kill mice and rats , my male cat has never as far as I’ve seen killed a bird apart from a crow that landed next to him in the bush, but he kills lots of rats along the river and a good number of mice as well. Yes it’s risky for him to be out but at 18lb he can handle most problems. My neighbors all love him because he keeps harmful rodents in check. I have no issue with coyote it’s doing what it has to to survive, I do have an issue with people looking at 1 tiny part of a cats predation. So if your small dog is outside in the yard and the coyote kills it is that ok with you?
@@martyincanuckistan3635 I mean yes same applies for dogs. I do agree cats solve rodent problems due to me living next to an open field but they do well keeping rodents out of my home being inside. Just stating for the safety of their pets they should keep them inside or not leave them unattended when going out.
All so philosphical about living free and solving rodent problems until Fluffy comes home with a case of RABIES. They'll wish they werent too lazy to clean a litter box by then. People should RU-vid search some videos of rabid Cats and see how Fluffy will bite them, their kids, their neighbors and all their pets too.
@@whatthefox4787 so your getting your education on you-tube correct? Let me try and help you, in the USA there is an estimated 60-61 million cats In 2018 the last time solid figures from the CDC were available there were 281 cases of reported rabid cats. I don’t need to do the math but dog rabies are significantly higher. But here is the big revelation for you, like many cat owners my cat gets a rabies vaccine it used to be yearly, now he gets a 3 year dose. I’m not sure of the reasoning behind your commentary but frankly your clearly uneducated about the subject.
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