RICHMOND, Texas — We know coyotes live among us in the Houston area. On Tuesday, one was captured on video running through a Fort Bend County backyard, even jumping a fence and onto a neighboring shed.
The video in the window above is from Pecan Grove and shared on Facebook by Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Constable Chad Norvell. With the post, Novell mentioned that a pet was killed by a coyote in the Firethorne subdivision.
"A resident in Firethorne lost their dog to a Coyote this weekend," Norvell posted. "Please be aware we live among them and a 6’ fence isn’t an obstacle."
Debbie Conaway says it was her family's French bulldog Bentley that was killed.
"We heard the pack start howling," said Conaway. "There were about six of them. Really big German Shepherd size coyotes and they had my dog."
Her husband ran over to try and save her, but it was too late. 14 pound Bentley never stood a chance.
"There wasn't much left of her," said Conaway.
The Conaways buried Bentley in the backyard near a pecan tree. They're hoping other families don't have to go through this same thing.
"They can for sure jump like it's nothing," said Conaway. "Your only defense is keeping your dog with you. I wasn't far."
Coyotes among us
Coyote sightings in the Houston area are nothing new. A couple of months ago, we shared the story of a coyote that battled a cat in Surfside. The cat was seen fighting off the coyote and climbing up a post on the porch.
Back in April, we reported on coyotes in Deer Park and the concern of pet owners.
Residents there shared a video with us, saying that they believe coyotes are responsible for missing pets there.