Texas Governor Rick Perry shot a coyote while walking with his dog, then telephoned the Associated Press to describe his heroism. He used his laser-sighted.380 Ruger pistol because he said the coyote was "staring" at him and dog.
The Republican governor told the AP: "The coyote became mulch."
Wendy Keefover-Ring of WildEarth Guardians said "With all due respect to his manhood, 90-pound women in tennis shoes effectively scare 30-pound coyotes away with a sharp shout." She added that "Rick Perry's fierce attack on a little wild dog doesn't bring to mind the image of a macho gun-slinging Texan on the wild frontier. Sam Houston he is not."
Androcles left a note on the governor's site: "The way you've tried to make yourself into a national hero because you shot a coyote is sad. The intersections between humanity and the "wild" inhabitants of the earth grow ever more indistinct as habitats vanish. I can understand protecting your pet but why shoot and why call the press to brag? Such encounters are a tragedy, brought about entirely by humanity. We have a responsibility as stewards of the earth. The "solution" you espouse -- carry guns and kill animals at will -- is outmoded and marks you as more pitiable and ignorant than brave. A new world is evolving. I am sorry you belong to the destructive past."
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Apparently "Even a cat may look at a King" doesn't apply to him.
Poor man ... the coyote was LOOKING at him. He must have been terrified with only his omnipresent pistol.
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