Man Finds Nonnative Coati on Porch in Texas
Incident Date:
01/09/2023
Location:
San Antonio, TX - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Abandoned animal (AA)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Coati
Animal disposition:
Removed/Re-housed
Summary:
A coati was just confiscated from a man’s porch in San Antonio, Texas.
The man called Animal Control when he saw the animal “clinging to the pillar of his porch entryway looking back at him.” Animal Control confiscated the wild, non-native animal, whose natural range includes parts of Central and South America. The animal was then transferred to the Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Inc.
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