Three wild coyotes attacked a man in Washington Friday, leaving him with wounds that forced him to spend most of the evening in the hospital, according to Komo News.
Faron Scarberry, who moved to Kent, Washington about two weeks ago, said three coyotes attacked him while he was with his dog in his backyard.
"They were coming around the bush and I guess they were going after my puggle." Scarberry said.
Scarberry was walking his dog in Kent near his home when the dogs approached.
"One of them lunged up towards me and I kind of pushed it away with my hand and its front claws scratched my hand and wrist," Scarberry said. "Then one of the grabbed me by the pant leg and started shaking my leg so I just started kicking and hitting at them to get them off of me and they ran back under the fence."
As a result of the attack, Scarberry spent most of the night in the emergency room - diagnosed with a coyote bites and scratches. In addition, he had to endure 26 painful rabies injections, two shots in his hip and 24 in his leg.
ashington Department Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Kim Chandler says coyotes are pretty hungry this time of year because of the lack of fruit, which they rely upon in their diet. The coyotes start to look at other animals, such as cats and small dogs, as sources of food.
