San Francisco Animal Care and Management Seeks Girl Seen Feeding Coyotes – NBC Bay Space
San Francisco Animal Care and Control reminded residents Wednesday not to feed coyotes after a woman was recently caught on camera while feeding the animals in Bernal Heights Park.
According to Animal Care and Control, feeding coyotes and other wildlife can cause them to approach humans for food and create potentially dangerous situations as the animals could become aggressive in looking for food.
In the most recent incident, photos show the woman sitting on the floor with a plate of meat and feeding coyotes. The same woman was seen feeding coyotes in other parts of the city, animal care and control officials said.
Courtesy of San Francisco Animal Care and Control
A woman with a meat platter sits on the floor on Bernal Hill in San Francisco, California.
“People need to stop feeding wild animals,” said Virginia Donohue, executive director of Animal Care and Control. “If you continue to defy the law – and common sense – you will hurt a person and destroy an animal.”
In a recent case, a coyote in Golden Gate Park had to be fatally removed after the animal lost its natural fear of humans because park visitors were constantly feeding it.
Courtesy of San Francisco Animal Care and Control
A woman with a meat platter sits on the floor on Bernal Hill in San Francisco, California.
To remind residents of the dangers of illegal wildlife feeding, Animal Care and Control has put up signs warning people not to feed coyotes in specific locations across the city. Anyone caught feeding coyotes could face a fine of up to $ 1,000 or potentially jail time.
Foxes get into trouble in South Bay. Rangers say visitors to Alum Rock Park fed the gray foxes.
Animal care and control officials have released the photos of the woman who was recently seen feeding coyotes in hopes that someone can help identify her. Anyone with information is asked to call (415) 554-9400.
