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Kathie Lee, kids in tears as coyote kills pooch
Former talk show host unable to use traps to catch killer coyotes
By Joe McGurk
New York Post — Feb. 1, 2003
Kathie Lee Gifford is grieving for her beloved dog, Chardonnay, who was killed near the family's Connecticut home by a coyote who pounced on the petite pooch.
The recent attack on the 14-year-old Bichon Frise in the back yard of the Gifford home in Riverside, Conn., highlights the Greenwich suburb's growing coyote problem.
Gifford said on her web site that the dog's nickname was "Chard on Guard" because she took on the job of watchdog. On her sister Chablis' 14th birthday, Chard was "on guard in our back yard" when she was attacked, Gifford said. "I found her lifeless body out on the ice surrounding our property."
"She gave her life for the family she loved," Gifford said of her "brave little furball."
Paul Rigo, a spokesman for Connecticut's state wildlife division, said the number of coyotes in the area has swelled since the first sighting 50 years ago.
He estimates there are 4,000 coyotes in the state.
Gifford's neighbors said she had a coyote trap — but could not use it.
She didn't have the required local hunting license, the Greenwich Town Clerk's office said.
And, by state law, she needed the consent of her immediate neighbors — and not all were willing.
"Who wants a bunch of traps around?" said one neighbor. "Everyone knows you just have to keep track of your dogs."
This article was republished with the permission of the New York Post
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/conservation/news/2003/0203/1503512.html
Former talk show host unable to use traps to catch killer coyotes
By Joe McGurk
New York Post — Feb. 1, 2003
Kathie Lee Gifford is grieving for her beloved dog, Chardonnay, who was killed near the family's Connecticut home by a coyote who pounced on the petite pooch.
The recent attack on the 14-year-old Bichon Frise in the back yard of the Gifford home in Riverside, Conn., highlights the Greenwich suburb's growing coyote problem.
Gifford said on her web site that the dog's nickname was "Chard on Guard" because she took on the job of watchdog. On her sister Chablis' 14th birthday, Chard was "on guard in our back yard" when she was attacked, Gifford said. "I found her lifeless body out on the ice surrounding our property."
"She gave her life for the family she loved," Gifford said of her "brave little furball."
Paul Rigo, a spokesman for Connecticut's state wildlife division, said the number of coyotes in the area has swelled since the first sighting 50 years ago.
He estimates there are 4,000 coyotes in the state.
Gifford's neighbors said she had a coyote trap — but could not use it.
She didn't have the required local hunting license, the Greenwich Town Clerk's office said.
And, by state law, she needed the consent of her immediate neighbors — and not all were willing.
"Who wants a bunch of traps around?" said one neighbor. "Everyone knows you just have to keep track of your dogs."
This article was republished with the permission of the New York Post
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/conservation/news/2003/0203/1503512.html
