Massachusetts cities, towns warn dog walkers to be careful after pet snatchings by coyotes

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    AP Regional State Report - Massachusetts, 09/01/2023
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      HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — Several communities in Massachusetts are warning residents and dog-walkers to be mindful of coyotes after a string of violent encounters.Police in the town of Hopkinton, about 32 miles (51 kilometers) west of Boston, said a woman was walking her dogs on Thursday when a coyote snatched one of the animals. In Milford, not far from Hopkinton, a coyote took a dog named “Guido” from Pine Island Road on Wednesday morning, animal control officials in that town said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]