COYOTE UGLY

There are certain experiences  unique to living in a galaxy far far away... I mean, far outside any city limits. 

Such as having to drive five miles when for a carton of milk.

Going outside at night and being able to walk literally by starlight. 

And hearing coyotes yipping and howling almost every single evening.

We have two very different types of coyotes here in southern Arizona - the scumbags who take advantage of poor people trying to find a job, and the ones that yip and howl at night.

This is about the latter.

I have been reading about how 'dangerous' coyotes are - in particular a CNN story about a Laguna Hills woman who was bitten by a coyote, and then her small dogs was... well, dog-napped and most likely killed and eaten by the same.

And one of the many Republican presidential candidates,  Rick Perry bragged about shooting a coyote while he was out jogging with his dog.

Now, both of these 'attacks' - well, one attack; the Rick Perry coyote was simply "staring" at him and that seemed to be enough justification for him to kill it - occurred in residential areas while these people were outdoors walking their dogs.

Does anyone ever consider that the coyotes aren't invading our areas -- that we are the ones who have invaded theirs ?