Veterinarians are calling for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to free a coyote from its cage and transfer it to an animal sanctuary.
A series of prominent veterinarians Tuesday called for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to free a coyote from its cage and transfer it to an animal sanctuary, while officials defended their treatment of the animal as a way to connect the public with wildlife.
The Wild Animal Sanctuary, where she worked previously, has a very large area for coyotes, either in packs or by themselves, with underground dens and vegetation to hide from humans. Dr. Audrey Siegrist, veterinarian for the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana, who previously worked in coyote rehabilitation, said she was concerned about the size of the enclosure, which officials said measures about 266 square feet, whereas coyotes in the wild cover a range of several square miles.
Jacqui Ulrich, director of the Cook County Forest Preserves, said the district animals are inspected by veterinarians annually, and meet or exceed all standards from inspections by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The district spends $63,000 a year on food, housing, upkeep and care of the animals, plus staff time, and gets advice fromwith 34 years’ experience, who conducts important research on wild coyotes through the Urban Coyote Research Project.
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