SunCrest Pet-iquette & Wildlife Awareness

SunCrest is a GREAT place for pets!

I thought it would be helpful to post some pet-iquette reminders and some wildlife awareness tips for the community.

First: All animals are supposed to be on a leash, for their own safety and the safety of others.

Second: Please pick up after your pet, especially when he does his business in the neighbor's yard.

Third: Be considerate of your neighbors if you have a dog who is particularly fond of barking. Pet owners (and parents, for that matter!) tend to tune out their own pet's (or child's) yapping and whining and may not realize the annoyance it may cause for neighbors.

Fourth: Keep your little pets inside. Last year the bobcat and/or cougar snagged 27 cats and dogs in a three to four month time span.

Lastly: I found a great resource on wildlife awareness in Utah (see site below). I especially like the part where it mentions that "minimizing conflicts [between humans and animals] is more effective when the entire community works together."

 

Self-check: Which one is the bobcat and which one is the cougar? View the www.wildawareutah.org blog below to see if you are right.

There are some excellent suggestions, such as:

• removing things from your yard that attract prey of larger animals, like bird feeders
• the difference between a bobcat and a cougar
• what to do if you meet a cougar (the animal variety, not the over 40 female version)
• a lot more great information 

Take a look! Be informed!