Now thats funny! if you did not see it
A wily coyote with a nose for toasted subs wandered into a Quizno's restaurant in the heart of the Loop in Chicago Tuesday afternoon.
The coyote is now in the care of Animal Control, much to the relief of employees at the sandwich shop, WBBM-TV reports.
The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday. Employees say the shop's door was propped open due to the warm weather, and the coyote just wandered in and settled into the cooler.
"I jumped on top of the counter. I was a little scared. I didn't know what it was, though until I came from over the counter and it was a coyote," said employee Ronneshia Mukes.
While mukes stayed on the counter, other employees watched the coyote try to get through an employee door as Raymundo Zavala held him off.
"It's not in my job description, though, but yeah it was pretty odd," Zavala said.
The animal then settled into a drink cooler, where it just sat.
"It didn't do anything, it wasn't growling or anything like that. I think it was just hurt and trying to find shelter," said employee Bina Patel.
In the end, it took Animal Control worker Forest Drake just a few minutes to get the coyote out.
"They said it was in the Quiznos and of course I didn't believe it, and then of course you see all of this," Drake said.
When asked what he said to dispatch when they told him about the incident, he said only: "10-4."
Just another day on the job for Forest Drake.
The coyote is now being cared for at the city's shelter.
"He's approximately a year, year and a half old, and he's scared," said Chicago veterinarian technician Jose Tapia.
"I think he wandered away from his mother and was looking for food and or refuge," said Anne Kent, executive director of Animal Care and Control.
To be sure, a coyote in the city is unusual. But at Animal Care and Control, there are all kinds of animals.
All are looked over by a vet. In this coyote's case, he will be heading to a wildlife refuge soon.
"He will be taken to northern Illinois and released," Kent said.
No one - including the coyote - was hurt Tuesday afternoon.
My guess is, in the future, employees will leave the front door closed.
Coyotes are no longer strangers to urban environments. They are crafty survivors, always on the hunt for food, and sometimes that means stalking pets.
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Maybe the Taco Bell/KFC with the rat problem in NYC should get a coyote of their own to eat the rats. 0 -
maybe cute in quizno's,but around here it would have been SSS 0 -
To bad they can not have guns to shoot varmints with huh?? 0 -
He was not a happy camper when they hauled him off boy I tell ya![:D] 0 -
according to the GB community that coyote could have killed 20 kids in the store and passed along the plague. 0 -
Was that WallieWylie E Coyote? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by newtgingrich
according to the GB community that coyote could have killed 20 kids in the store and passed along the plague.
man aint you got anything better to do? like stabbing yourself in the eye with a sharp stick![:(!] loser[V]0 -
quote:Originally posted by LOKO383
quote:Originally posted by newtgingrich
according to the GB community that coyote could have killed 20 kids in the store and passed along the plague.
man aint you got anything better to do? like stabbing yourself in the eye with a sharp stick![:(!] loser[V]
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quote:Originally posted by newtgingrich
according to the GB community that coyote could have killed 20 kids in the store and passed along the plague.
Not all, Yotes do have there place and I don't shoot everyone I see. Did you know here in CA (If I have my Stats right) 65% of them have heart worm as adults?0 -
That's a nice looking 'yote. Looks to be in good health. I think they have beautiful face features. I'm glad he was not shot on sight. Not that I haven't shot some myself, but the poor thing, lost in the city like that. Game animal or varmit, either way, I felt sorry for it. Hope he enjoys life in the preserve they will send him to.
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