Animal advocates hope that the final solution in place to stop aggressive coyote attacks in Vancouver’s biggest park will be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks feeding a wild animal is a good idea.
“One of my constant refrains is: ‘It’s not Disney,'” said Victoria Shroff, a lawyer who has practised animal law for more than two decades.
“These are wild animals and they need to be treated like wild animals. They are not pets.”
Since December there have been 45 reported aggressive coyote attacks in the four-square-kilometre downtown park, which have included children being bitten.
A coyote in Stanley
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