Coyote sneaks into Woodland Hills home through doggie door, stands off with cat

Home security video captures the tense moment a coyote sneaks into a Woodland Hills home and stands off with a housecat in the middle of the night.
The coyote is seen strolling into the living room through a doggie door around 4 a.m. before being greeted by a fierce, hissing cat. The cat is darting around on dining chairs as the coyote appears apprehensive and spooked by the feline.
KTLA's John Fenoglio reports on May 5, 2023.
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[@macc55cc]

Having a doggie door in your home in coyote territory is clearly an invitation to the little buggers

[@carlycrays2831]

I couldn't have one either. What about raccoons or opposums or stray cats? Plus bugs

[@michaelangellotti4773]

Lock the door at night

[@Ghanaquankel2776]

Obviously

[@vanessawilliams4432]

Criminals used little kids to crawl in an open the door, now that was f'd up!!!😢

[@kskeel1124]

Coyotes live in every state...

[@greggreg2263]

That cat held its territory down perfectly❤ Smart enough to go on top of the chairs were coyote couldn’t pounce on it🙌

[@franny5295]

I was impressed with the cat too lol. It was like the cat said, "oh, hell no!" Lol, that's a bold cat.

[@isaac198428]

Remember the coyote could hop on 6ft fences so if it wanted, it could’ve jumped and snatched up the brave cat. lol

[@liamevans1508]

@@isaac198428 being able to jump high doesn’t mean they can get through the table and chair legs in the way.

[@crybabiescryrigged]

And I would have body slammed the coyote thru the table and broke its neck.

[@montgomeryb04]

​@@liamevans1508 true, that cat knew what it was doing

[@vinsanity982]

I know that cat. He said he wasn't rattled at all and he doesn't appreciate ya'll implying it.

[@bluebonnet1014]

😂

[@dwhitman3092]

That's a good one, lol.

[@micheledonahoe8092]

I love it.

[@Nise_R]

😂😎🙂

[@hollywood5199]

When did you interview her?

[@judil3294]

Several years ago our husky dog accidently stepped on my bare toes and I gave a yelp. My very protective cat went tearing after her, chasing her around the house and finally cornering her in an upstairs bedroom while I'm chasing after trying to tell the cat all is ok. It was an hilarious bit of extra exercise. Cats can be great defenders.

[@kawaibakaneko]

That poor husky!

[@NewAmericanRevolution]

Then they should send more cats to Ukraine instead of my tax dollars.

[@MuhammadAliInTheRing]

Not many kitties can say they defended their family against wild animals. Good job kitty. Kibble well earned!

[@kitkatthebobcat6556]

You must know nothing about cats if that's what you think.

[@PaperMario64]

Actually, a lot of cats do this. They are always on alert and fearless.

[@SuaveCityGear]

@@kitkatthebobcat6556 relax 😂

[@andyhoughtaling6319]

My cat latched onto my friend's pitbull's face after sitting in the corner, looking like a poof-ball, staring at the pitbull for about an hour. Fully grown pitbull. Cats are fearless when it's time to be brave.

[@_Chessa_]

If you look closely you can tell it’s a tape that’s being played backwards not forwards. That cat was scared of the coyote and it wasn’t back up it was walking forward towards it. Are people not actually *watching* the tape?

[@stanw909]

Cats are incredible creatures.When my brother and I were in Junior High School. We had a car named Simba and a hound mix named Boomer. Or chain link fence was up against a field behind the house. One day a Doberman Pincher (Pitbull of the 1970's) was at the gate and was in a snarling contest that was quite aggressive. Simba cooly jumped up on the top of the gate and jumped on to the back of the Doberman and with his claws buried into the dogs back,rode him about 30 feet as the Doberman ran away yelping. Simba jumped off the dog like a champion bronk rider then trotted back over and jumped the fence like it was nothing. Nobody messed with his buddy Boomer on his watch. Not sure how he'd fair with a hungry coyote.

[@Tom-ld9hp]

Cats seem to have no fear at the first site of an animal no matter what the size.

[@HiThisIsMine]

@@Tom-ld9hp - BS, watch the video again and this time pay attention 0:48 Notice anything unusual? I’ve owned many cats over the years.. they’ve earned the title “scared’y cat” for a reason.

[@deanstackhouse8775]

Was the ride 8 seconds long and did Simba go home with the Buckle ?

[@stanw909]

@@deanstackhouse8775 Ha ha ha ! Wasn't timed and not sanctioning body was there for official results.

[@md-wg4bz]

@@HiThisIsMine Coyote walking backwards?

[@paanne1013]

That was terrifying what happened to that little girl! And anyone who has a pet door, close it at night! I had coyotes outside my house in New Mexico, but I lived out in the middle of nowhere.

[@bobbymoss6160]

Humans are much much more terrifying. At least animals do it for food and survival, humans do it for pleasure, entertainment and greed.

[@gatoslokosforever]

well, in the middle of nowhere was their home.

[@alphaomega1351]

Replace annoying human neighbors with wild animals. Nice! 😶

[@elladoz1966]

Their in the subdivision as well someone posted a pic of a coyote carrying off a cat early morning 😔

[@paanne1013]

@@gatoslokosforever - It sure was, and I never bothered them and I loved hearing them yap and howl at night.

[@taylowendy]

That brave kitty was protecting her turf and family. Cats are very protective of their humans. When danger comes, cats will protect their domain. That kitty deserves fresh raw salmon for a month for a job well done!

[@_Chessa_]

No, it wasn’t. It’s a recording that’s being played backwards and not forwards. That coyote was never backing up he was walking forward. The new journalists are idiots. And that cat most definitely tried to flee the coyote.

[@Trigger-Warning]

I was watching the River News 4 and they say an innocent Salmon family was attacked by some grunt named Wendy. She murdered an innocent Salmon for her selfish desires. But it's OK because Grizzly Bear News 38 is reporting a record number of cat traps being put out in Wendy's neighborhood. It's moral because we feed our cute little cubs, the fresh raw kitty meat.

[@trevorariza9550]

Fish actually isn’t good for cats. Fun fact

[@Joshy.Want.Wingyy]

​@@_Chessa_ the fact that you over here spamming every comment 😂

[@_Chessa_]

@@Joshy.Want.Wingyy not really a spammer but if that’s how you see this then ok. I was just overly shocked and maybe a tad bit too angry that people seemed to not notice the reverse of this video, It’s fine if it’s for laughs and a joke but I don’t think many realized this detail. And I was a bit angry about the news also speaking about the coyote moving backwards. *smh* just my awful take. I’m picking lemons outside so I’m gettin some fresh air to calm my brain cells off. XD lol it’s weird looking back at it to cringe later on for sure.

[@melodym4354]

There are cat doors/doggy doors that interact with your pet's microchip, so it auto-locks until it senses the microchip from your pet going into it, unlocks for that pet, then autolocks again. You can even set schedules for each animal so if they come in after a certain time, you can keep them indoors, etc. I'm glad that cat didn't killed by the coyote!

[@MandPman9]

Highly intelligent in comparison to the local residents 😂

[@trudichoate1950]

The cat a hero 👏👏

[@jessemcleod8788]

I love my kitty

[@Lourdes-A.]

For sure! That kitty deserves an extra tasty treat 😋

[@_Chessa_]

No, that cat was fleeing. Don’t believe everything you see or hear by journalists these days. That’s a CCTV being played backwards and not forwards. Rip, thinking it’s the cat being brave here..

[@crybabiescryrigged]

Stay mad

[@HiThisIsMine]

@@crybabiescryrigged - did you mean to reply to the guy talking about the video conspiracy? Because you’re supposed to actually reply to their quotes like I’m doing to yours. If you were.. watch again… 0:48… maybe things aren’t as straight _forward_ as they seem…

[@brianhoward7277]

I'm surprised that people still have these doggie doors. I figure you'd open up your home easily to all types of animals you wouldn't want in your home, snakes, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, etc.

[@thecaptainsnark]

Agreed. I came home once to two small holes in one of my screen windows and a trail of squirrel poop all over the house. I can't imagine if I just had an open invitation to every critter in the neighborhood.

[@YA-qj8fx]

Get ones with magnetic closure. You put a special tag on your pet so the door only opens for them.

[@bigtex4058]

Burglars got into my house thru dog door.

[@richellegill8442]

My husband tells a story of when he was young he snuck inside a neighbors doggie door when they were away and played with the kids Legos. Snuck out after, and no-one knew!!? So no doggie doors for us

[@cccccc4532]

Skinny burglars

[@Nessal83]

They will be back. Need to secure that dog door at night.

[@aerystargaryenii2565]

They always come back with more.

[@luci4087]

depending on the area, coyotes can be active during the day too.

[@tom11zz884]

Or set a trap or poison in there.

[@logicalblueberry]

@@tom11zz884 You can't use poison when you have pets.

[@jayhache5609]

@@logicalblueberry And it’s a cruel, slow death. Shame on those who use it.

[@JAMESYBOY.]

Cats have night Vision 😅 Cat: HAHA 😈 your in my world now

[@enochia]

I had a kitten who would listen to my commands since I raised him since he was a newborn I gave him milk and I would take him to play with stray kittens and their mom at the park since he never had siblings and a mom I found him alone on my front steps... my mom didn't let me keep him since we had to move. But that was the smartest kitten I ever had. I would ride around town on my bike with him inside my shirt and take him to play with the local stray cats and he would always come back to me when I would call him

[@im-gi2pg]

If I was your mom we would have had that kitten for it’s entire life. You have the power to change your family training. I was talked into giving my loyal German shepherd away “to a better home” in 1974 and I later learned he had been collected with other free dogs to sell to a lab for medical experiments (tortured). I’m 68 and it’s my biggest regret. Keep your pets forever and give them the best home you are able to. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

@@im-gi2pg I’m totally 100000% with you. Im so so sorry about your Shepherd. I teared up and got nauseous when I read what ended up happening to him…. Because I know, exactly, what they do in medical/product “testing” labs. It’s horrific. Always buy products “cruelty free” and “not tested on animals.” From the smallest eyeshadow to lotions, eye drops, ugh, I won’t continue. 😢 It’s heart crushing. I wish more people knew. Her family should’ve definitely taken the cat with. It was basically human reliant and then abandoned… horrible. ❤🐾🌍🐈🐕

[@sonneversets3530]

That was definitely a kitty that would have been a great cat. When they’re trained like that from very young, they adapt well to do a lot of things other cats usually won’t. My friend did that w/a kitten & that cat was much more like a dog, than any cat I ever saw! Went on walks w/her, to the beach to play & walk/run around, loved car rides & would wait on it for when she would go out in it. Loved to curl around her neck as she was inside walking around. She carried it on her shoulders as a small kitten & it adapted to be able to stay there as it grew. A great kitty! I’m so sorry you were robbed of a beautiful little companion. It’s never right to get rid of pets. They are for life! I so hope you gave it to people you knew, that kept it & loved it forever. Any other option was too risky.

[@sonneversets3530]

@@im-gi2pg That is horrendous! I don’t blame you for never getting over that. I fear the same for an incredibly smart dog given to us by people we knew for years that lived a few blocks up the street. The father was transferred out of the country for his job & they had a wonderful black lab mix, ‘Laddie’. There were 5 of us kids & we had a big yard. They asked us if we would want him & we all were very excited, of course. My father didn’t want Laddie inside, so he had to stay in the garage a lot, when not out w/us. Or tied to the clothesline pole in the yard, b/c my father wouldn’t get a fence at the driveway to keep him in. He was so obedient, he probably would have never left the yard, once he adapted to us. IDK. He did leave a few times to go back to his old home, after they left. :( He would bark a lot at night in the garage, he was so upset not having his family & no comfort at night in our garage. My brother used to sneak out to sleep w/him to help him be comfy. My father just wasn’t having any of it. After a month or so, we came home from school & Laddie was gone! He said he took him to the shelter, where he was taken right away by a nice family. I never believed him. Especially after I too, learned of what happened to so many shelter dogs, if they didn’t get homes by a deadline....Gassing was the common way to kill them then. And they also had contracts w/labs to sell them in bulk. I was young...4th grade. I too, have never forgotten Laddie. And what was probably his horrid fate. After being so well loved & cared for, for almost 6 yrs from a pup. To lose his family to my father’s total rejection of him & then suffer that next step he most likely did....🤢🤮 That dog was almost human! He did everything he was told, the first time, w/o hesitation. I used to take him for long walks daily & would always drop the leash after I got out of sight of my parents & he never left my side. At the park, he was a wizard w/playing catch, flying in the air before the ball hit the ground. If he played w/other dogs, he would come immediately when called away, no prob. He knew every command & so many tricks! Even walking backwards! He was also very protective. When a stranger (males) spoke to me, he was right there, giving the wary eye & a low growl, unless I told him ’OK Laddie’. I wailed for days, until my mom took me to the shelter w/o my father’s knowledge, so I could talk to the ppl there about him. At first, they were stumped. But then one lady said she remembered him & came back w/a card, saying ‘yes, he was adopted quickly’. Still, I never quite believed it. I so hope I’m wrong. We finally did get a dog/puppy, a couple yrs later, we kept for life. A few of us never got past the sudden departure of that wonderful black lab mix, Laddie. So, enter Inky, A black poodle mix, half the size of Laddie. ‘Inky’ became my best friend for the next 17 yrs. And in the meantime, my father vacated, & things were much better, all around. ;) Inky became as smart as Laddie & much more protective of all of us & his home. He prevented a break in & never forgot any bullies any of us kids had contended with. ;) He literally went almost everywhere w/me. Ran alongside my bike & when I got my license & first car, he went everywhere in it, too. He even went on dates w/me! 😂 Clearly, a ‘love me, love my dog’ scenario! Putting him down was the hardest thing I ever had to do. He’s buried at a lake, where we rented a great camp every month of August & it was the happiest times of our childhoods. (Our father was only there on weekends;) We got permission from the owner, to bury him w/their dog, that was next to him. Even after some years, I would still go visit there, b/c we knew so many ppl, & I planted purple Asters & made a little rock marker around them. They bloomed each yr for some yrs, anyway. Once I moved, IDK how much longer. Last I was there, was about a decade ago. No Asters, rock markers gone. But the ground was still ‘settled’ where the 2 dogs are. I left a few more rocks... ;) But had to be careful, as the camps are now owned by strangers. So is the last one where I used to go visit, when I was ‘home’. It was just across the dirt road from where we spent a month of childhood bliss, every year. Now, we can have our pets cremated & bring them w/us. As I’ve done w/my last 3 dogs now...all rescues. All similar in size. All about the same size as ‘Inky’. ;) None quite as smart, however. Never gets easier. :( I look forward to having them all w/me in God’s Great Heaven, one day, in the not too distant future.❤🐾 Didn’t think I’d get into all this.... Thanks for reading. :)

[@im-gi2pg]

@@SeattleRaindrop206 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@HannahOgden]

They declined an on camera interview but the news station has broadcast their full names on the screen?!

[@sheri3135]

I grew up in Woodland Hills , my mother in law owns a restaurant in Topanga canyon, it is outdoors, I use to work there in the 80's, she always tell the customers to not throw food to the coyotes, even had signs saying it, one night I was at the restaurant I usually was there in the daytime, it was busy, I look around and see so many big coyotes standing around the restaurant waiting for someone to throw them food, I mean there were tons of them in packs.

[@jhenelle8605]

Because they know that's an area where they can get food

[@mollyram2997]

That's so crazy! We have coyotes here in AZ as well but I have never heard of ppl feeding them! Wow, recipe for disaster.

[@harleyv1969]

If two or three coyotes are right near you, you are in more danger of being attacked.

[@galewinds7696]

You were on some good stuff alright.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

A wild animal is going to be lured by easy food. But acclimating wild canid to humans very dangerous they get very aggressive.

[@daisybee1439]

Hopefully everyone is safe and sound!

[@Thunderbyrd.]

I have a cat door. When I leave the garage door up at night I've had the neighbors cat stroll in, get a bit to eat, maybe use the litter box in the garage and stroll back out, it's pretty funny really. But a coyote, that's a bit different, lol.

[@roamiblu1833]

No doggie doors!

[@IntriguedLioness]

The cat has the upper hand, he has the home turf. I'm sure the coyote just thought he was going to find food but that cat was holding his own!

[@fanzbison6417]

a dog would have prevented the coyote from even coming near the house but the cat lets it enter the property.

[@aerystargaryenii2565]

That cat knows how to move on the slick wooden floor, it has had years to train and focus its footing. The coyote walked into a realm it was not familiar with, smells, sounds, it never stood a chance in a modern day home.

[@fanzbison6417]

@@aerystargaryenii2565 yet all this would have been prevented by having a Dog.

[@aerystargaryenii2565]

@@fanzbison6417 in Beverly Hills? Don't make me laugh, the cat definitely has a better survival chance than most of the dogs those Beverly Hillbillys get. I've never seen a Chihuahua or Pug chase a coyote, especially city coyotes that aren't scared of street lights and people.

[@b_uppy]

Cats lose their lives 'on home territory' all the time.

[@actuallyitisrocketscience]

The video is in reverse. The coyote was hunting the cat and the cat got away. Coyotes are known to come right up onto peoples porches and even break through screens to kill cats. It smelled this cat and tracked it through that door. Thankfully for the cat, the commotion woke up the homeowners. It was the people moving that scared the coyote away. Make sure you keep your pets inside and pet doors locked.

[@creativesolutions902]

Good kitty! One night I came downstairs to find my cat sitting about 15 feet from his food area staring in that direction… I moved my gaze toward the food bowls and there was a raccoon sitting there munching on the dry food! we lived in a condo with a detached garage, and our cat had created a little cat door in the screen of our patio slider. Someone had left the garage door wide-open to the alley while taking out the trash or bringing in some other items and the raccoon took the opportunity! This was in the reseda and Lassen area of Northridge. We also used to get an owl or two that would come through and stock our cat at night! A lot of wildlife in the area where you wouldn’t expect it so much.

[@undefeatedaj]

They make smart doggy doors where the collar unlocks it. Automatically locks when the collar is more than a foot away. I still wouldn’t want my pet running around the backyard alone when there’s coyotes around though

[@jennifersutton3115]

Omg! Poor little girl. That was so frightening.

[@jonnie2bad]

bwahahaha that was awesome!

[@williedee947]

Thank God she was to heavy or he woulda ran off with her they are lightning fast

[@madlyn792]

Yup, they're out & about. Can't blame them, they're just searching for food.

[@Rightly_Divided]

Yeah. I mean its ok. They can just eat me lol After all they are hungry. You know if a burglar comes in. Its all good. He just needed money. Can't blame him.

[@rhuttrho88]

Why would they have a doggie door in Coyote territory? Not too bright.

[@Deb_BG]

@@Rightly_Divided I think you missed the point.

[@Rightly_Divided]

@@Deb_BG I understand the point. Unfortunately nature isn't so kind. I get it. They have instincts. They are only behaving that way because that is what they know. Kind of how someone grows up and emulates the things they are taught because they absorb what they are taught. Usually by their parents or the lack of such influence.

[@shawnmurray9964]

@@Rightly_Divided nice soap box you got there 🙄

[@jackiealba5421]

Great Cat Guard!!!😂

[@fanzbison6417]

too bad it allowed it into the home so much for a guard. The mere scent of a dog and the coyote would never attempt what it managed to do with the cat.

[@pinkroses9320]

@@fanzbison6417 can it not smell the cat?

[@fanzbison6417]

@@pinkroses9320 Cat is not a dog and coyotes can kill cats unlike dogs especially large dogs.

[@nyla298]

@@fanzbison6417 wow. You really hate cats .

[@PappyNet01]

We never even thought of installing a pet door because our pets let us know when they wanted to go outside and return inside.

[@PappyNet01]

@@NicholasWHaley7 I am sure it is a great convenience, but that is your choice therefore you inherently accept the risks.

[@bitemeloser822]

​@@NicholasWHaley7 what if one day he doesn't jump back in though?

[@clarissahopkins1148]

Bravo cat!! I live in the mountains and have always been a backcountry hiker. I have never encountered an aggressive coyote. There are plenty of them here in Northern Nevada. Perhaps the coyotes in the suburbs/urbane areas are accustomed to handouts from humans.

[@Sienn0]

Usually they keep their distance. It stems from people leaving trash for them to get to when the opportunity presents itself then residential areas start to become more common as a place to search for food.

[@Rhaspun]

People too often will throw food to a coyote. People up in bear country have to be reminded to not to become friendly with bears or to throw food to them.

[@Tiredofthecrap]

A young lady was killed by coyotes in Canada. They are very dangerous in packs to humans.

[@NewAmericanRevolution]

Perhaps?

[@clarissahopkins1148]

@@Tiredofthecrap so are humans

[@shanebigfella7884]

I had a coyote in my backyard here in Baton Rouge in a suburban neighborhood, was early in the morning around 630. I let my Girl Jack Russell out to use the bathroom, and my dog is 17 years old. She doesn't know what's going on half the time. I went inside and came back out and I had to do a double take. It was standing there looking at her.. I opened the patio door and it took off and jumped the fence

[@growing367]

The coyote was dragging the child..

[@lewasil]

Thanks for the update, since we are blind. Heh heh heh

[@fl_snorkeldork]

This is why you don't have a doggie door. Just pay attention to your animals and let them out when they alert you (whining, pawing, pacing, nibbling at hands/sleeves to lead, etc). Imagine that coyote finding a sleeping toddler whose bedroom door is ajar. I would never be able to live with myself 😢

[@ismayb754]

I'm not saying you're wrong however the dog door should have been locked at night.

[@Missangie827]

we had a kitty do the same thing- at dusk one evening a coyote surprised me and Fluffums walking around the side yard near the woods-I froze,the coyote froze but Fluffums a little orange mama cat morphed into a roaring tiger-she chased Wiley off in a few seconds

[@jaytaylor2090]

The apocalypse pack on the neighborhood!!😬😬 GO KITTY!🙏🖖🐯!!

[@Noah-vm4ib]

If you put a doggie door in backwards it's actually a coyote door. Always read the fine print.

[@onelittlelamb4030]

doggie doors swing both ways

[@JimmyJohn60]

Install it sideways it's a raccoon door🦝🤣

[@shaunblade2116]

Very true I just read mine yesterday

[@RoseNZieg]

I really wish people would stop leaving food for the wildlife. the wildlife really need their fear of humans. it will decrease encounters with humans that can result in harm.

[@bazimyan]

Well done little kitty, you deserve all the treats and pets that your heart desires🐈

[@lesliecastro6519]

Leave a doggie door open...wild doggie gonna come in...duh!

[@rhuttrho88]

Exactly! That's why they declined the interview.

[@fightnight14]

And the media makes it look like its the coyotes fault.

[@AhJodie]

There was a sweet movie about a coyote made by Disney about 60 years ago where the poor thing was losing space to live. I remember as a child how it touched me. The child was not funny, but the coyote in the house with the cat was hilarious, I wonder how they got it out. I have had dreams like that experience where there is a door I go through and suddenly I am in another world of wonders!

[@NewAmericanRevolution]

Are you high?

[@robertenglish3921]

glad it got back out looks like the cat joined forces 😅

[@Thunderbyrd.]

the cat joined forces with who?

[@byronraymond244]

@@Thunderbyrd. lol wondering the same thing

[@TheAlfredPlatform]

Cats are amazing animals! The perfect mix of domestication yet still wild.

[@carolturner1976]

Homeowners keep your children and pets inside at night and keep an eye out during the day.

[@thatsbrujaafrikana]

Aw man that poor little girl got bit by that coyote 😢 I hope shes ok!

[@DerrickDeitz]

She's better off than the Hundreds of kids that have been mauled by pitbulls this year alone. Coyotes aren't the problem

[@sws-vlogs]

Where was the Dog?

[@TheStewieGriffinShow]

I suspect that family learned a little lesson not to be leaving their doggie door unlocked at night. That cat is lucky he's still alive and didn't get dragged off and eaten. I'm signed up with an email program with the humane society whereby I get emails in regards to lost dogs and cats in the area I live. It's amazing how many dogs and cats are lost every week just in my local area. As a matter of fact, it's rather shocking and sad. I will never understand why people allow their loving cats to run around outside and risk dealing with coyotes and cars. If you let your cat run around outside, there's a good chance a coyote will get them.

[@zahniehill3301]

Yep! You can tell them, but they'll do it anyway!!

[@TheStewieGriffinShow]

@@zahniehill3301 When professionally helping people with their diet, the one expression I often must use is, "I can tell you what to do, but I can't make you do it." I suspect I made that one up myself. 😆 That expression kind of reminds me of the old idiom, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink it." Here's another good one, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." I have a little problem with that one though because I think cats and dogs are pretty smart. 😂

[@SK-bb6ms]

You're so right. I was involved in cat rescue, TNR, etc for many years. Cats allowed outdoors are killed by coyotes, dogs, birds of prey, evil people, cars, disease, etc. I always advocate for catio enclosures - cats love them and they're 100% safe.

[@Chopperdoll]

Lock your pet doors at night. Don’t forget we live in their home. We’re surrounded by coyotes on 2 1/2 acres. We have 2 catio’s ❤ and 5 alive and healthy cats.

[@I_Am_SciCurious]

A coyote jumped my sister’s 8’ wall in late afternoon. It snapped her dog’s neck within seconds. The incident was all caught on security camera. We got a Kevlar coyote vest for our dog with a spiked neck guard and she wears it whenever we’re outside. Coyotes are incredibly fast and people either don’t know or don’t care that there are monumental fines for feeding them.

[@robbieogle8622]

Oh no. Poor kitty. 😳😿

[@legendarymayormarylikestur8874]

We use thick guaged wire mesh screwed to the top of our fence and bent at an angle outward. So when coyotes try to jump up, they bonk their head on the wire mesh and cant climb over the fence.

[@audraturner5365]

That cats a hero in my eyes she protected her territory and family while avoiding being attacked herself 😇⚘

[@vincecarnevale4406]

Lived in a large city for years before movig to a very rural area,i would hear coyotes and bobcats yelping at night, no moonlight walks,some of the locals would carry a small firearm when out in the boonies for protection from the critters!One night my friend and i had to walk a few miles home after car trouble ,no street lights,dogs barking,didn't know if they were chained up or not,very intense moments!

[@neilmanhard1341]

Probably still safer than the streets of San Francisco and NYC.

[@jkb8748]

We have a dog door that only opens when the dog gets close enough. Some use a magnet on the dog’s collar, others use RFID tags to recognize authorized personnel. The one we have is motorized - the door lifts open when activated and closes after time. When we moved into a new development with lots of wildlife (coyotes, opossums, squirrels, skunks, even mountain lions & bobcats, as well as rats, mice, voles, rabbits etc) i knew something like this was essential.

[@NewAmericanRevolution]

🤓

[@ohiosbestpeach770]

Where was the family dog during all of this commotion?

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

Who said there was a dog?

[@paanne1013]

The door is for their cat, they can be called Pet doors.

[@vanessawilliams4432]

There's going to be more predators roaming, including man! Thank God the little girls ok! Seen one video where 4 or 5 were stalking a woman an attacked but she was able to get away!!!

[@kingjames4886]

"keep your yard clean or you might get coyotes!" lol what?

[@marilily]

The more we take out large amounts of woods, the more you will see them trying to find a place to roam. They have no where else to go, unfortunately. The coyote was not aggressive, it was hungry.

[@topazfire974]

Yep , by us removing the forest means that we are taking away their food source and their home , animals like coyotes are territorial and hunger invokes them to invade neighborhoods looking for food, I heard of bears in Alaska breaking into cars one piece of cheese on the floor , ain't no telling how many times they ran through that neighborhood unnoticed at night .

[@brianhawk1854]

That's a lie

[@AaronSmith-my2dh]

It’s almost like some get offended when they a few acres of untouched trees and rush to cut down to build a royal farms….

[@ericbailey6779]

This is fundamentally untrue. Coyote are attracted to people. Recent research indicates that the animals have adapted to thrive closer to people than in wild areas without people. This pattern of behavior can be traced all the way back to Native American nomads who regularly delt with coyote following them where ever they went.

[@revolvermaster4939]

Not altogether true. Where I live is hundreds of thousands of acres of swamp, wilderness & woods. Coyotes, coons, possums and bears smell food and garbage and come into town for the buffets.

[@kingjulienthe13th]

We saw my cat one night chasing a baby coyote. About a year later he was attacked by two coyotes at night. He disappeared for three days, then showed up in the middle of the night at our back door, not a scratch on him. Cats are tough creatures

[@tucci06]

Not only is it obviously being played backwards, but the timer is even ticking down and not up. 1:55 Now play this one in reverse too. "Father feeds daughter to coyote."

[@robgindc1]

That cat understood the assignment! 😂

[@audraarndt1824]

My cat wouldve clawed its eye out! 😂❤ she doesnt take any crap. She runs toward danger and odd sounds.

[@rhuttrho88]

🤥

[@paanne1013]

I have a cat like that too! More brave than any dog I ever had. lol

[@naudianeels1328]

My cat Bella's a complete scaredy cat! She's terrified of her own shadow 🤣

[@Tenebarum]

No, she wouldn't. This was just dumb luck. Cats stand no chance against coyotes.

[@vanlepthien6768]

@@Tenebarum My old neighborhood in Colorado had outdoors cats and a large coyote population. The coyotes would go the other way if they saw one of the cats coming. One of the cats was attacked by an owl (she survived), but never by a coyote. When I was a kid, our ten-pound cat completely shredded an aggressive Irish wolfhound who got too close to us when we were playing outside. Same cat would go out and beat up dogs who were hanging around when our dog was in heat. You don't know anything about cats.

[@ginatse2786]

They built homes literally in the coyotes home !!! What did you expect.

[@ronnie-being-ronnie]

I live in the woods in VA. We have pack of coyotes, or I should say “had”. We have Turkish Kangal Dogs. The old man of our crew stays in the house. When I hear the coyotes getting close to our property, I bring him out on the porch. His bark is ferocious and loud…it echos off a bluff and rolls down the valley like he’s an angry monster. The coyotes hear that and they are gone for months. You can keep a Kangal in a neighborhood if you socialize them as a puppy. They should meet everyone in your neighborhood early and often to know who is supposed to be there. Including pets. They need exercise, and a strong person to walk them. They are slow to mature…not obedience types. They are independent thinkers who judge danger and expect the pack (their humans) to let them do their jobs. You WILL need a good strong fence, six feet. They absolutely know dogs from wolves or coyotes or hybrids. A man brought a wold hybrid pup to our old man’s puppy kindergarten class. No one knew, except our dog who got along with all the pups EXCEPT that hybrid.

[@beatriztobon7518]

Those doggie doors are extremely dangerous for intruders becareful people get rid of them and take care your pets 😢

[@anjelicavasquez239]

Every home needs a cat 🥰

[@OWK000]

Here in the suburbs where it is pretty urban you still really need to close your pet doors at night. There is also at least one brand of auto pet door that will only let a pet with an approved chip or tag through that is supposed to be raccoon proof and is at least pretty good.

[@thel.a.texmexlady9637]

Wile E. Coyote… Super Genius😂

[@seanmahoney2755]

No giant slingshots, Batman suits or massive magnets were used in this home intrusion.

[@fanzbison6417]

shame he still using ACME products.

[@America1st69]

The coyotes are not even that smart in Crapfornia

[@luckyu521]

Was the video in reverse? Coyote doing the moonwalk!! 😂

[@zsuzsuspetals]

As for why they are coming into neighborhoods more, I've done a bit of reading on this, and some wildlife experts believe that it's not due to human encroachment but more that they are evolving to find easier food. Woodland hills is full of homes from the 1950-1970s. It's not like there are many new places to build. I live in Thousand Oaks not far from the park Rancho Sierra. It's the largest suburban/urban park system in the US. It's 150,000 acres of mountains, hills, woods and meadows. The coyotes will leave the park and cross the street to hunt in neighborhoods. The newest neighborhoood is over 20 years old. The rest of the homes in this area were built between the 50s-1980s. Again, nobody has encroached for decades. Apparently they are evolving to be less afraid of humans and learning that backyards with pets make for easier food. They've become a real problem in our area. Where I used to live in Virginia, you could hunt them year around so it was super rare for one to end up in a suburb. Not that I could ever hunt for anything. I don't want to see them killed. But people also should be able to use their own yard for their pets. I'm always hearing about someone's small dog taken by a coyote after they let the dog out to pee either early morning or evening hours.

[@imo8249]

Someone is feeding them, that's why they come back.

[@EmeraldView]

I probably shouldn't have been feeding babies to them, I guess now they have a taste for them. Oops.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Yes, so? Who leaves a small child unattended anyway?

[@fanzbison6417]

he wants the cat food duh....... get a dog no more coyote invading homes.

[@KevinSmith-fw5tb]

@@EmeraldView Well it's good you're feeding them your babies, you shouldn't be reproducing in the first place! 😆

[@YoUnOkNoWoK]

Yep it’s that 1 quiet neighbor

[@feliperivas3814]

That cat will be prosecuted for protecting its home against an invader, given those crazy CA laws.

[@qlocworc]

it must be slow tonight huh?

[@ElleW18]

Imagine getting up in the night to go to the bathroom and you’re met by a coyote 🤯 omg I’d have a heart attack

[@mistybollinger3312]

Thats one of the nest lookin news reporters I've ever seen!! I'd sit here and watch him tell the news all day!! 😁😁

[@MrChumpus]

Dry yourself off and calm down

[@Phaserdeath]

@@MrChumpus 💀

[@mistybollinger3312]

@@MrChumpus mind your own business

[@mahoganybrown9366]

Ha, I thought it was just me! I was like, okay John 😄

[@mistybollinger3312]

@@mahoganybrown9366 nope! Definitely not just you! Lol

[@containedhurricane]

They can attack children

[@paanne1013]

Did you watch the entire video? One coyote did grab a little girl that just got out of a car, in broad daylight.

[@containedhurricane]

@@paanne1013 I didn't, but I watched another footage that showed the incident

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

​@@paanne1013 In Canada they have coyotes, and they go after adults as well, singer Taylor Mitchell was found torn apart a victim of Coyotes.

[@fightnight14]

I bet that family fed a coyote. Now coyote wanted more and took the child in search for its treat. But then that coyote got euthanized just because its hungry.

[@Luke-rm1kw]

Why were they playing the footage backwards?

[@sagesufferswell]

That cat was like "This is my house and these are my humans, back off and I won't scratch your eyes out."

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

In that neighborhood you can deal with a horrible neighbor very easily you just fling handfuls of dog food all at their house into the bushes so every night they'll have 50 coyotes all around their house. Wish I could deal with my bad neighbor that way

[@kookietherapy9398]

😃😁😃😁😃😃

[@steenfuglsangjespersen8620]

Og naboen skyder dem så du bliver vækket midt om natten på grund af dit dumme tricks 😂😂😂 klovn🤡🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@markalford5406]

No that’s funny!

[@cynthiav5580]

if we intrude on their territory there's no doubt they're still going to wander about there.

[@ericbailey6779]

Where are people supposed to live? "What is "their territory"?

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Coyote thought that toddler was a appetizer platter at Applebees.

[@imaginempress3408]

Seems a mistake of epic proportions to have a doggie door in coyote areas.

[@jackreaper2168]

Its still amazes me that they will euthanize a wild animal looking for food but will the let a murder, rapist, or pedophile live and expect you to pay for housing.

[@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh]

sadly true - the good book says to be rid of that evil and not give them a lifetime of free food and board

[@lisam4503]

I live in an area literally loaded with Coyotes! Never had a problem with them! Other people's dogs on the other hand have been far more of a problem!

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

until the coyotes try to take your child

[@lisam4503]

@@jhnyjoejoe69 An extremely rare event! You have better odds of your family dog killing your child or a neighbors dog than a Coyote! I am not even close to joking about that sadly! For all the crazy animals in Arizona dogs kill more people than they do! Do a search in the entire documented history of North America there are maybe three cases of Coyotes killing someone. Even just getting bit by a Coyote is a pretty rare event compared to dogs biting.

[@lisam4503]

@@boblatkey7160 Still fairly minimal problem and how did mountain lions enter a conversation about Coyotes? How many dog attacks on humans have you had?

[@theresehopkins1581]

Beware of kitty!!! ❤💙💜💖💗.... What a brave baby!!! ❤💙💜💖💗

[@seviregis7441]

Those coyotes need to be rounded up and released in the wild somewhere that is a natural habitat for them. Meanwhile that watch cat is the goat.

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

They are in the wild

[@audraarndt1824]

Straight pimpin!! 😅😅😅

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

They are in their natural habitat. It's humans who are encroaching, not the coyotes.

[@daizyduke12]

They should close the dog door at night so their dog doesn’t get eaten. Irresponsible

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

What dog?

[@daizyduke12]

@@RealFarknMcCoy they have a doggy door so they probably have a dog. Or maybe it’s a cat door. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@fightnight14]

Catty door

[@venganzamujer354]

That is one lucky cat.

[@lisawells4196]

Worse things than coyotes can come in larger dog doors. My best friend was murdered by her estranged husband when he snuck in the dog door at night. He blew her head off (literally) when she was asleep. Because of that, I'd be hesitant to have one at all.

[@francisgoldstien6153]

They will kill your pets

[@bambinaforever1402]

Yes. This is why u do not let your pets and children roam unattended. Lots of things might kill them. Like deranged humans with no brains

[@KingofgraceSARA]

From the looks of it, some will try little children. If that toddler had been a newborn in a car seat, it might have gone a lot worse. There needs to be an aggressive move on the side of animal control.

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

@@KingofgraceSARA They killed that one. How much more aggressive do you want them to be??

[@paanne1013]

They kill cats and small dogs, plus, if you have a female dog in heat, they will go for her to mate.

[@ladyofthecentury]

I get that there was a coyote in your house, but I don’t get the urge that people have to show videos of their homes. Inside of their homes, put him on the news and just give up all of their privacy like that. I don’t need anyone knowing with the inside of my home looks like or what I have. I wouldn’t release any home video from unless it is absolutely necessary. I don’t need that all on the news for the entire world. Shoulder shrug, I just don’t get it.

[@pinkroses9320]

The family declined to interview, the guy he spoke to was a random neighbor that lives around the area.

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

Then don't. They aren't as paranoid as you are, obviously.

[@ladyofthecentury]

@@RealFarknMcCoy is not paranoid, it’s being cautious very proactive about not being foolish. Many foolish people love to tell people that they’re paranoid and it’s far from the truth. It’s just I’m smarter than you and have better awareness.

[@julieneild4505]

When I saw the title, my first thought was " Sheesh! I hope the coyote didn't get beat up TOO BAD!"

[@ynashields994]

Cat: Meowmy, Daddy...you need to get this dawg outta here 'cause I'm about to mess him up! 😾

[@cinephile1712]

It’s a wonder nobody in that house came down and accidentally shot their cat. Also, so sad the other coyote was euthanized. It really is people’s faults for leaving food out and creating housing developments in places that were formally wooded areas where coyotes could hunt.

[@Jesse001]

Dude the coyote grabbed a kid. Of course they'll euthanize the thing.

[@joketsu100]

They didn't euthanize the coyote that came through the dog door. They euthanized the coyote who attacked the child. 2 different coyotes. Why is it so hard for you people to pay attention lol

[@astrofizzix4498]

@@joketsu100 Well they did say "the *other* coyote was euthanized." I figured they meant the other coyote and not the one that this clip was mainly talking about.

[@fightnight14]

Imagine getting euthanized because you're hungry. Humans are a disgrace

[@joegug4751]

I lived in Minnesota most my life and coyotes fear us there. You know why ? One word, GUN

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

Imagine believing that people in California don't have guns.

[@imsoniceee]

Sick ppl. You take over their home and brad about killing them ? Disgusting

[@hamplus163]

Thanks Ron

[@wifeoftim]

Never underestimate feline power!

[@_Chessa_]

Too bad the video is in reverse. Basically a lie to all the viewers here.

[@coffee-xg6my]

Leaving food out for the coyotes? These are those type of people who think they are being kind when the are in fact just being stupid. Coyotes can't be blamed for any of this. While human expansion and encroachment into wildlife habitat continues at a fast pace as population continues to grow (both through birth and immigration) while at the same time people talk about preserving nature and wildlife. Can't have it both ways people. It just doesn't work that way, lol.

[@stanw909]

Kull the coyote population. They're not an endangered species (quite the opposite) and should be treated as the nuisance they are. I love nature but coyotes have expanded their territories into areas that are not remotely ancestral. After the people of the Eastern parts of the U.S. and Canada eliminated wolves and cougars,the coyotes took over and are now a scourge everywhere.

[@prissilou]

Guess that cat is the hero of the hour! Cats can be fearsome predators!

[@DiabolikalFollikles]

He didn’t “sneak”, he sashayed through the doggie door.

[@pjblakeii]

That's a badass cat !!! Kudos kitty !!!!!