Certainly let the homeowner know, but leave it up to them to contact animal
control or any other agency.
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 2:58 PM Robert Rotberg <rirotberg...> wrote:
> you should certainly alert owners and Arlington animal control officer
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> Conflict Mitigation Newsletter
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> *Overcoming the Oppressors (2023)*
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> On May 3, 2024, at 12:45 PM, Steven Simpson <steveshrike...> wrote:
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> I am wrestling with an ethical dilemma that I thought folks might help me
> with. I came across a mom coyote at her den with at least 6 pups (maybe 7!)
> in suburban Arlington. The den is under a shed in someone’s backyard. The
> owners probably know they are there already (the pups make a racket
> sometimes) but some people don’t notice things outside their walls. Should
> I let the owner of the property know and risk them doing something to
> eradicate the coyotes (!) or keep my mouth shut and hope no small children
> stray back there and create an incident?
> Steven A. Simpson (Arlington)
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