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Dehydrated coyote pup dies after it was rescued by California firefighters

By Associated Press
Published: July 5, 2024, 1:33pm
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A coyote pup sits behind a bowl of chicken after being rescued Thursday, July 4, 2024, San Mateo, Calif.
A coyote pup sits behind a bowl of chicken after being rescued Thursday, July 4, 2024, San Mateo, Calif. (Cal Fire CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz via AP) Photo Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO — A dehydrated coyote pup died Thursday after being rescued by California firefighters.

The coyote was about 6 weeks old, said Colleen Crowley, spokesperson for the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.

Photos of the July 4 rescue on social media show a big-eared pup bundled up and given bowls of food at a San Mateo County fire station.

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