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Kittens or puppies? Animals left at shelter turned out to be foxes — again | It’s the latest case of someone mistaking wild baby animals such as coyotes or bobcats for abandoned domestic pets. (wapo.st)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

When I worked at an animal shelter in south eastern Wisconsin, we responded to a call where a citizen thought they found a stray puppy. We pulled up to find a coyote pup in their car.

Wildlife is being pressured out of their natural environments into ours. We have to learn to live with them, because they're not going anywhere. They are important to the environment we share, and we have to learn to coexist with them.