It was a situation that was awful to contemplate, and especially hard to see depicted in photographs, but one that veterinary staff from the Walden Animal Hospital dealt with promptly and compassionately.

Late last week a woman in the Whitefish area named Theresa shared a distressing post on social media concerning a coyote she had seen in her yard that appeared to have chewed off both its hind feet after being caught in a trap or snare.

Carolyn Lariviere, lead veterinarian at the Walden clinic, said she “started getting messages from concerned citizens” on…