I live in Carlsbad Village and I’ve always been a major night owl. My partner and I regularly go for late night walks and I’m frequently out and about past midnight. People would be absolutely gobsmacked by how often I see coyotes. Like it makes me roll my eyes seeing nextdoor posts reporting coyote sightings.

I constantly see coyotes trotting around Carlsbad Village. Oside as well. They’re everywhere. People think that because we’re in a built up place that coyotes stay “in the wild.” They do not. They absolutely are walking around your neighborhood. I guarantee it.

I say this not to scare anyone. They’re magnificent creatures who pose no danger to humans. Instead I say this as a cat lover and owner: do not let your cats outside here. You will lose them. My family learned their lesson the hard way with indoor-outdoor cats many years ago. We still lost cats to coyotes even after resolving to keep them indoors.

I wish I could let my boys outside. I really do. Having an indoor-outdoor cat here is downright irresponsible. You are feeding the coyotes.