To the editor:

“Coyote sightings, pet disappearances coincide.” The plan, according to the July 25 article, is to “trap and relocate” coyotes who may or may not have killed a family pet.

If you ask me, it is the pet owners who should be trapped and relocated to the Lawrence Humane Society where they can learn how important it is to keep their pets inside at night. It is tragic that someone lost a pet that was let out to “wander the neighborhood during the night.” They are lucky the cat lasted as long as it did. Many cats that are allowed to roam die every year from dog attacks or from drinking antifreeze some nitwit left in the driveway.

More coyotes die because humans think they are going to carry off the toddler or family pet than have ever tasted meat. Hundreds of coyotes have been slaughtered to see what is in their stomach and – guess what? – it is mostly seeds, nuts, fruit, trash, bugs and rodents – very, very, very few cats and no infants have been found.

The thing is, people have been trying to rid this country of coyotes for a long time. It doesn’t work. They are really smart and have a wicked sense of humor. If they are sighted around a Lawrence golf course, it is probably because they hide in the bushes and laugh, watching the bipeds making fools of themselves chasing a little white ball.

Love your cats and keep them inside at night.

Jim McCrary,

Lawrence