▁co y ote , ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁television ▁news ▁program ▁described ▁the ▁attack ▁as ▁" al leg ed ". ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁boy ▁was ▁bit ten ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁an ▁apparently ▁sick ▁co y ote . ▁He ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁attack , ▁about ▁a ▁block ▁away , ▁the ▁co y ote ▁had ▁just ▁bit ten ▁the ▁leg ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁walking ▁his ▁children ▁to ▁his ▁car ▁outside ▁a ▁home . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁co y ote ▁ch ased ▁and ▁bit ▁a ▁jog ger ▁on ▁a ▁nearby ▁street ▁but ▁ran ▁away ▁when ▁k icked ; ▁the ▁police ▁arrived ▁and ▁shot ▁the ▁co y ote , ▁which ▁tested ▁negative ▁for ▁ra b ies . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁Lad era ▁R anch , ▁outside ▁a ▁baby ▁girl ' s ▁residence , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁with ▁a ▁lim p ▁tried ▁to ▁attack ▁and ▁grab ▁the ▁girl ▁from ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁arms ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁mother ▁fought ▁the ▁animal ▁off ▁enough ▁to ▁get ▁inside ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁animal ▁killed ▁two ▁dogs ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁purs ued ▁by ▁authorities . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁Ir v ine , ▁a ▁ 3 - year - old ▁girl ▁was ▁pick ing ▁up ▁after ▁their ▁dog ▁that ▁she , ▁her ▁tw in