Sick Person in New York State

Disgusting!  The first news item I saw this morning was a report from Yonkers, New York.  Sanitation workers walk through wooded areas once a year, in the spring, to pick up trash and discarded items.  This has been done for the past 15 years.  Yesterday, workers found 25 plastic bags, mostly large, heavy-weight dark plastic, tied to a series of tree branches.  The plastic bags themselves were tightly knotted around the limbs.  Each bag contained the remains of a dead cat.  So far, there is nothing to tie the cats to one another - they were of various ages, and are in different states of decomposition.  Most of the cats were already dead when placed inside the bag.  None were micro-chipped.  It is possible that they were feral cats, killed by a single person.  In any way, I think it is very sick, sad and disgusting.  Anyone with any information is asked to call detectives at 914-377-7724, or call the SPCA's Animal Cruelty Hotline at 914-941-7797.  This person should be stopped as quickly as possible!
   Here in Boulder, a coyote grabbed a small dog and disappeared with it yesterday afternoon on the Bear Creek Trail.  The dog was a Coton de Tulear, a small breed from Madagascar, which is normally less than 12 inches tall at the shoulder, and has a coat like combed cotton.  The owner allowed her dog off leash in an area where a leash is required, because she didn't want to encounter bushes at the edge of a creek, where her dog wanted to drink.  So she removed the leash, the dog trotted to the creek, and while it was drinking, a coyote picked it up by the scruff of the neck and ran with it.  -  It's spring time in the Rockies, people. Wild creatures are prowling and establishing their territories.  There are black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, and large numbers of coyotes on the move, and seeking a suitable summer home.  If you want to keep your pet safe, keep it on a leash or inside.  Allowing your dogs and cats to roam in brushy country with predators around is a very stupid choice to make.
   It's 7 days until the Kentucky Oaks will be run, and 8 days to wait for the Kentucky Derby.  I'm looking at the pedigrees of the entrants, their photos, and their jockeys...  I'll let you know next week about my choices - once Post position has been drawn and announced.