Coyotes kill family’s dog in Novi backyard, carry body away into woods
DETROIT – A Novi woman said coyotes snatched and killed her family’s beloved Maltese dog right in their backyard. Debbie Oppat said what happened to her dog should serve as a warning to others in her neighborhood. She’s pleading for something to be done to get the coyotes out of the area. Oppat said she let her dog, 3-year-old Tory, out into the backyard as she normally would. Tory is trained not to go in the woods, but when Oppat went into the house for a moment, two coyotes pounced.
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