<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1K2xbi_0l1xVrLF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1K2xbi_0l1xVrLF00" width="1320" height="743" ></figure>FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WKRC) – City leaders in Fairfield are discussing a number of possible responses after a spate of coyote attacks on small pets.At Monday’s City Council meeting, they unveiled a draft change to the city’s trapping ordinance which would allow people to trap coyotes if they’re on their own property, or if they have the property owner's permission.Some say trapping coyotes doesn’t go far enough, while others question how effective it would be.“I thought it would be more,” said Fairfield resident Mike Baynes.“No self-respecting coyote will get in a trap,” one woman said.Following Monday’s meeting, Fairfield’s city manager sent Local 12 a copy of a draft coyote management plan, although the plan hadn’t been published prior to the meeting, and most in attendance say they hadn’t seen it.FairfieldOH CoyoteManagement DRAFT by Local12wkrc on ScribdSome speaking at the meeting called for the coyotes to be hunted down and killed.<blockquote>We need to hunt these coyotes out,” said resident Rick Riley. “Find where they’re having their litters and destroy the litters.</blockquote>But Mayor Mitch Rhodus says that approach would be counterintuitive, since coyotes reproduce to make up for lost numbers.“If you happen to trap or euthanize the alpha male, you might be doubling your population,” Rhodus said. Some say they don’t want to see coyotes trapped or killed.“I know a lot of people who like seeing the coyotes and marvel at them, and in the past have even fed them,” said resident John Conyers, who says a pack of about a dozen coyotes roams his neighborhood.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2VOlD6_0l1xVrLF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2VOlD6_0l1xVrLF00" width="648" height="365" ></figure>While Conyers doesn’t recommend feeding coyotes, he says the best way to keep them away is to scare them with loud noises. It’s a process endorsed by wildlife experts and referred to as “hazing.”<blockquote>Scare them off, make them go someplace else," said Conyers. "They will take permanent residence outside of the area.</blockquote>The changes to the trapping ordinance were read for the first time Monday and will be brought up again at the next council meeting.</div></body>

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FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WKRC) – City leaders in Fairfield are discussing a number of possible responses after a spate of coyote attacks on small pets. At Monday’s City Council meeting, they unveiled a draft change to the city’s trapping ordinance which would allow people to trap coyotes if they’re on their own property, or if they have the property owner's permission.