Dog owner John Fischer says the coyote must've ran up the
steps in his front yard to get inside his house and snatch his Chihuahua.
Fischer says when he heard the commotion in the middle of
the night, he hurried down the hall and was stunned at what he saw.
"I saw him [the coyote] bolt and he definitely had
something in his mouth, and it was white," Fischer told CBS Los Angeles.
The Fischer family's little white chihuahua Eloise was
gone.
Surprisingly, this is not an uncommon story in the Laguna
Beach area.
In the past, police have warned Laguna Beach residents to
keep their small pets inside, after a series of small dogs were attacked by
coyotes.
No matter what, Fischer says, pets in his neighborhood are
getting attacked on a weekly basis and he is demanding the city step in to
help.
"I'd hope that they'd be removed safely, but taken to
where they belong," Fischer said.
"It's like two worlds colliding and it's just not
working," he added.
Fischer says he will now keep his doors closed at all hours
of the day, and is warning other residents to do the same.
We tried talking to animal services, but no one was
available.
"We feel victimized at this point and it's to where I
don't feel safe in my own house," Fischer said.
