▁British ▁woman ▁walking ▁her ▁dog ▁within ▁the ▁back yard ▁of ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁Reading , ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁had ▁to ▁miss ▁her ▁flight ▁back ▁to ▁London ▁due ▁to ▁ra b ies ▁v acc ination . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁an ▁" un us ually ▁ag gress ive " ▁co y ote ▁in ▁the ▁R ut gers ▁E colog ical ▁Pres erve , ▁R ut gers ▁University , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁attacked ▁and ▁bit ▁two ▁separate ▁people ▁occasions , ▁non le th ally . ▁The ▁co y ote ▁approached ▁R ut gers ▁Police ▁officers , ▁and ▁was ▁killed . ▁It ▁tested ▁negative ▁for ▁ra b ies . ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁thirty - two - year - old ▁man ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁told ▁authorities ▁he ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁what ▁he ▁thought ▁was ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote , ▁while ▁walking ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 0 ▁block ▁of ▁North ▁Fair b anks ▁Court . ▁He ▁was ▁treated ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁for ▁a ▁scratch ▁on ▁his ▁but to cks . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁was ▁m au led ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁when ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁assist ▁a ▁str and ed ▁driver . ▁The ▁police ▁officer ▁was ▁subsequently ▁hospital ized ▁after ▁this ▁incident . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 ,