Overview
- Police say both attacks occurred when dogs were let outside alone at night or in the early morning.
- One incident was near Thurston Street by the Foxborough line and the other was in a neighborhood off Creek Street, with one dog later found injured and likely attacked by a coyote.
- The police chief issued a Facebook warning urging owners to leash pets and be outside with them, advising not to let animals out unattended.
- Wrentham Animal Control reported no immediate threat to public safety but urged heightened vigilance, including for pets in fenced yards.
- MassWildlife notes coyotes live in nearly every Massachusetts community and may target small pets, and a University of New Hampshire study suggested hunting can increase coyote numbers; recommended steps include leashing, keeping cats indoors, secure fencing, yard lighting, and removing attractants.