Several cats have vanished or been killed in Ocoee's Starke Lake neighborhood recently, and resident
Lynn Carroll said a neighbor called her one night to tell her there were coyotes on her porch and
"I wanted to know if it was mine, and it was, and she said it was a female and they both took off down toward the lake with the cat," Carroll said.
A second woman told Channel 9 that her cat was also snatched up by a coyote.
Lynn Carroll said a neighbor called her one night to tell her there were coyotes on her porch and
"I wanted to know if it was mine, and it was, and she said it was a female and they both took off down toward the lake with the cat," Carroll said.
A second woman told Channel 9 that her cat was also snatched up by a coyote.
OCOEE, Fla. — Raw: Woman talks about coyotes killing her cat
Residents said there have been other incidents with cats being mauled.
Carroll posted a picture of a coyote in her yard as a warning for people in the area.
Resident Henry Morgan believes that new development in the area is forcing the coyotes and other animals out of their habitat and into neighborhoods.
"They have nowhere else to go," said Morgan. "There are going to be more apartments, there is going to be a huge development north of town, so they are going to keep coming."
Ocoee Mayor Scott Vandergrift said coyotes have crept into the city before, a few years ago. He said they will move on.
"They roam over 10 miles and are gone the next day. Just keeping your cats indoors and your other animals indoors is a way to avoid it," he said.
According to the Humane Society, it's rare for coyotes to attack humans, but experts warn not to feed the animals because they could become accustomed to living among populated areas.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission representatives said they don't keep statistics on coyotes like they do with bears, but said they have had several calls in the last year regarding coyotes in the Ocoee area.
Carroll posted a picture of a coyote in her yard as a warning for people in the area.
Resident Henry Morgan believes that new development in the area is forcing the coyotes and other animals out of their habitat and into neighborhoods.
"They have nowhere else to go," said Morgan. "There are going to be more apartments, there is going to be a huge development north of town, so they are going to keep coming."
Ocoee Mayor Scott Vandergrift said coyotes have crept into the city before, a few years ago. He said they will move on.
"They roam over 10 miles and are gone the next day. Just keeping your cats indoors and your other animals indoors is a way to avoid it," he said.
According to the Humane Society, it's rare for coyotes to attack humans, but experts warn not to feed the animals because they could become accustomed to living among populated areas.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission representatives said they don't keep statistics on coyotes like they do with bears, but said they have had several calls in the last year regarding coyotes in the Ocoee area.
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