Second coyote attack in Austin Drive park
PSA: Please be careful and avoid this area if you have dogs/small children!!
I was walking my dog today along the park trail by Austin Drive and Couperwaithe Cres (location photo in comments) when a coyote lunged from the bushes and attacked him. My dog was leashed and I pulled him away asap/screamed which scared the coyote off. Thankfully my dog is okay and I did not have my baby with me but this happened in broad daylight (3pm) and it was very scary 😱 I saw afterwards that this happened to another redditor ~2 weeks ago
When I called animal services, they told me my case is the third dog attack that’s been reported for the same area over the last few weeks. There’s likely a den there but they haven’t been able to find it. He said things can only be “escalated” further by the city if multiple offences are reported
So please avoid this area if you have dogs/small children or if god forbid something similar has happened to you, please report to animal services (905-415-7531) so they can continue to build their case