Pet owners worry about coyote attacks [Video]

SEVEN NEWS PET OWNERS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA ARE ON ALERT AFTER REPORTS OF COYOTES IN BACKYARDS. REPORTER ALYSSA MUNOZ IS HERE WITH DETAILS ON HOW SEVEN KEEPS YOU AND YOUR PETS SAFE. YEAH, WELL, SHELLEY, DOUG, LOCALS SAY BASED ON THE AREA YOU LIVE IN IN ALBUQUERQUE, YOU COULD SEE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WILDLIFE LIKE COUGARS, RATTLESNAKES. BUT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON IS COYOTES AND COYOTES. A PRETTY COMMON AROUND BOTH THE EAST AND WEST SIDE. I MEAN, I’VE SEEN THEM, YOU KNOW, A BUNCH OF TIMES MYSELF, GABRIEL SAYS. HE KEEPS HIS DOG MAINLY INSIDE FOR THIS REASON. I DON’T WANT ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, TO HAPPEN TO HER, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, GETTING EATEN BY A PREDATOR AND BEING A SMALLER DOG, SHE’S NOT REALLY SHE’S NOT CAPABLE OF DEFENDING HERSELF. SO ESPECIALLY AGAINST ONE OR MORE COYOTES. WE SPOKE WITH SOMEONE FROM A LOCAL VETERINARY CLINIC WHO …