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QR Code Link to This Post Be aware that if you own a smaller indoor pet that you let outside unsupervised, they can AND DO become food for hawks (and coyotes/foxes) in Indiana. The population of raptors in Indiana is increasing and so too, the threat to beloved pets.

PETS AT RISK FROM RAPTORS

The pets most at risk from hungry birds of prey are small animals that spend time outdoors unsupervised. While bird attacks on pets are not common, birds have been recorded as attacking:

Small dogs and puppies, especially toy breeds
Small cats and kittens
Rabbits
Guinea pigs
Pet ducks or chickens

Any small pet, however, can be at risk from a bird attack. Large raptors will routinely attack animals that weigh up to 20 pounds as part of a hunt. Many birds of prey will attack even larger animals, even humans, if the bird feels its nest or young is threatened.

RAPTORS THAT HUNT PETS

Birds of prey do not hunt for sport and they do not simply seek to terrorize other animals for fun or games. When a raptor attacks, it is either seeking food or protecting its territory, usually around a nesting area. The birds of prey most noted for attacking pets include:

â˜¼Great horned owls
â˜¼Northern goshawks
â˜¼Red-tailed hawks (see picture(s) above)

NOTE
-Just last week 9/1/17, here in Indianapolis, a large red-tail hawk was sitting on my board fence patiently eyeing
-my little 4 lb puppy in the back yard. When I opened the back door to let her in, it startled the hawk and
-it flew away. I was really shocked at the sheer size of this bird. The wing-span was about 3 to 4 feet across !

Smaller backyard hawks, such as the Cooper's hawk and sharp-shinned hawk, will not usually attack a pet unless they are exceptionally desperate. These hawks typically hunt much smaller game, such as mice or small songbirds. Nevertheless, any hawk, owl or falcon may attack a pet under the right - or wrong - circumstances.

If your pet is a bit larger than a toy breed, think too of coyotes and foxes. They can gang-up on unsupervised pets quickly without being seen nor heard and your pet will go missing.

PROTECT AND SUPERVISE your indoor pet(s) that are.

Location: Indiana -

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