I'm a big animal lover myself (having two dogs) but I'm not understanding why so many people are writing in crying foul over the euthanizing of this wild animal (coyote). I've read articles of the letters in here and they don't make sense to me.

First off, trapping the coyote and removing it from this heavily populated environment was the only common-sense decision to make. What if this wild animal had maimed or injured a young child or a little dog or cat? Then this whole idea of relocating the coyote (proposed by many writers) is completely preposterous.

I ask, just where do you expect this animal to be released in an environment that is safe to humanity anywhere in the state of North Carolina? Should the coyote be released to the zoo where it can fatally injure other animals? Do you expect Guilford County Animal Control to drive 2,500 miles to drop it off in the desert of New Mexico at the taxpayers' expense?

Like I said, I'm a big animal lover, but let's be reasonable here, folks.

Dave Gleason Jr.
Greensboro