2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁Bour ne , ▁Massachusetts , ▁a ▁man ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁pack ▁of ▁three ▁co y otes ▁outside ▁his ▁house ▁while ▁def ending ▁his ▁ 5 - year - old ▁box er . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ▁managed ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁pack ▁away , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁sust aining ▁b ite ▁w ounds . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁attack , ▁co y otes ▁had ▁killed ▁the ▁man ' s ▁c ats ▁and ▁attacked ▁his ▁neighbor ' s ▁dog . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁man ▁called ▁animal ▁control ▁officers , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁man ' s ▁home ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁matter ▁the ▁following ▁morning . ▁On ▁Th urs day , ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁Ok atie , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁a ▁person ▁was ▁bit ten ▁by ▁a ▁ra bid ▁co y ote . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁co y ote ▁to ▁test ▁positive ▁for ▁ra b ies ▁in ▁Beau fort ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁On ▁Saturday , ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁on ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁path ▁from ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁Hill ▁Road ▁entrance ▁into ▁Black ▁River ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Area ▁a ▁ra bid ▁yet ▁apparently ▁health y ▁co y ote ▁launched ▁itself ▁at ▁a ▁cycl ist ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁dis mount . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁en su ing ▁fight , ▁which ▁last ed ▁about ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁minutes , ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁b